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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does May see a quote on in Part I that makes her stop and think?
(a) A building.
(b) A canvas bag.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A shirt.

2. What treat does May especially want to stop for when she visits Lindy?
(a) Chocolate bars.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Ice cream.

3. Which friend of May's did she reconnect with briefly on social media but not in real life?
(a) Helen.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Danielle.

4. Where did May's mother and father hike when they were young once?
(a) The Smokies.
(b) The Pyrenees.
(c) The Alps.
(d) The Rockies.

5. How many weeks does May get off from the university?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

6. What is a reason the yew tree on the university campus is well-known?
(a) It is magical.
(b) It has the world's largest hawk living in it.
(c) A poet in the English department won the world's richest prize for a single poem about it.
(d) It houses racoons.

7. Where did May's mother grow up?
(a) Denver.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

8. Which writer did May admire in Part I?
(a) Angela Roberts.
(b) Dwight Green.
(c) Amber Dwight.
(d) Richard Henries.

9. Who is May's boss?
(a) Jennifer Reed.
(b) Agatha Moore.
(c) Richard Hendries.
(d) Blake O'Dell.

10. What does Lindy remember about her own mother?
(a) She did not like Lindy.
(b) She did not let Lindy have friends over very often.
(c) She was always exercising.
(d) She was always working.

11. What do many scientists believe trees can do?
(a) Talk to each other.
(b) Sneeze at each other.
(c) Befriend each other.
(d) Siphon water from each other.

12. Who does Leo think has the responsibility to teach kids to drive?
(a) The brother.
(b) The mother.
(c) The sister.
(d) The father.

13. What does Lindy tell May she had wanted to do while Lindy was in town?
(a) To to a nightclub.
(b) Have a party.
(c) Get a tattoo.
(d) Eat a fancy dinner out.

14. What is in the shop the day May buys her suitcase?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A fawn.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

15. What epic story in early literature does May think about in Part I?
(a) A Modest Proposal.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The Ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to May's father at the end of the summer?

2. What does Leo say he made for May that she cannot stay for?

3. What do people nickname the convenience store?

4. Where does May live?

5. What is May's last name?

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