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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to the yew on campus that Blake and May both recognize?
(a) It is singing.
(b) It is dying.
(c) It is growing slow.
(d) It is growing fast.

2. What do people nickname the convenience store?
(a) Mrs. Kim's Wonder.
(b) Mrs. Kim's Inconvenience.
(c) Mrs. Kim's Shoppy.
(d) Mrs. Kim's Lair.

3. What does Lindy say she remembers about May's house compared to her own?
(a) It was messy.
(b) It was newer.
(c) It was cozy.
(d) It was older.

4. Who owns both a garage and a restaurant?
(a) Henry.
(b) Richard.
(c) Leo.
(d) Jane.

5. What tree does May plant a clipping from at her job?
(a) The Morovian Mangrove.
(b) The Richards Cypress.
(c) The Highline Hendry.
(d) The Fortingall Yew.

6. What is one thing Lindy remembers about May from their younger days?
(a) May was always a risk-taker.
(b) May was a fussy eater.
(c) May liked to sit out in the sun.
(d) May always had to have a perfectly smooth ponytail.

7. Where does the crack willow grow well?
(a) At watersides.
(b) In dry soil.
(c) In asphalt.
(d) At high altitudes.

8. What does a child in the airport ask May to do in Part I?
(a) Buy her a dog.
(b) Move so she can get a drink.
(c) Buy her a candy.
(d) Read to her.

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

10. What job does May have?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Landscaper.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Lawyer.

11. What street does May live on?
(a) Todd Lane.
(b) Sundry Road.
(c) Henderson Drive.
(d) Helios Circle.

12. Who supposedly ruined his friendship with Charles Dickens by overstaying his welcome as a guest?
(a) Wilkie Collins.
(b) Hans Christian Anderson.
(c) Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

13. What does the sign around the yew on campus say?
(a) The tree is musical.
(b) The tree houses racoons.
(c) The tree is magical.
(d) The tree's foliage, berry, and bark are toxic to humans.

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

15. Who is one of Lindy's children?
(a) Mona.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May nickname her car?

2. What is May's last name?

3. What treat does May especially want to stop for when she visits Lindy?

4. What has Lindy collected pieces for for years?

5. What flower does May's father try to keep alive for many years?

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