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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since May's brother has been home?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. Which tree's leaves are shaped like the conventional heart in a deck of cards?
(a) The dragonwood tree.
(b) The harbstob.
(c) The ficus.
(d) The silver linden.

3. What is May's first car?
(a) A Chrysler.
(b) A Hyundai.
(c) A Fiesta.
(d) A Taurus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one thing Lindy remembers about May from their younger days?

3. Where did May's family go every summer?

4. What does May tell Leo grows well in hanging baskets?

5. Which neighbors throw a going-away party in August?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to May when she turns 40?

2. What idea for visiting does May run by Sue?

3. What name does May say she has come up with for Sue's landscaping company from Sue's dream?

4. In Part I, what saying does May see on a bag that intrigues her?

5. What good memory does May mull over of time with her mother in Part II?

6. Who does May live with?

7. What does May think about her cat, Hester?

8. What does Lindy remember her mother saying about why she could not have friends over the house?

9. What is May's job and how does she feel about it?

10. What tree does Earl propose to May on a tree sheet following his fall?

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