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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. What are two meanings of the word "tonic"?
(a) Toxic and sweet.
(b) Bracing and refreshing.
(c) Dear and toxic.
(d) Sweet and dear.

2. Why does Leo like petunias?
(a) His daughter loves them.
(b) His wife loves them.
(c) His grandmother planted them.
(d) He eats them.

3. What does Sue ask May her first day back at work?
(a) If she is on Twitter much.
(b) If she likes chocolate.
(c) If she is on Facebook.
(d) If she has a boyfriend.

4. Who did not change clothes to garden because she did not want to dress down to the plants?
(a) Audrey Heller.
(b) Katherine Hepburn.
(c) Anna Bendry.
(d) Katharine White.

5. Who gives Leo May's address when she is visiting various places?
(a) Henry.
(b) Sue.
(c) Earl.
(d) Blake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knocks on May's door early in Part III?

2. Where is the Weeping Birch tree sheet when May finds it?

3. What is a fortnight?

4. What does May want to do for Neera?

5. Who are Vanessa's stepchildren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word "shelter" mostly mean to May?

2. Why does Leo love petunias?

3. What did May's mother used to say about her birthday?

4. What tree survived the Oklahoma City bombing, and what does it represent to May?

5. What is "May Disease?"

6. What does May notice about the trees on campus?

7. How does May's story gain national traction?

8. Why does Blake think the trees on campus are behaving strangely?

9. What irks May about starting a thank-you note with the word "just"?

10. What is Vanessa preparing for when May visits her?

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