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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 happens almost immediately after the thing that has to do with May goes viral?
(a) May is promoted.
(b) Backlash to the idea circulates online.
(c) May moves away from town.
(d) May is fired.

2. What is the only makeup Vanessa wears?
(a) Blush.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Eye shadow.
(d) Eyeliner.

3. What disease affecting bees does May tell Lindy about?
(a) Honey Disease.
(b) Regent's Disease.
(c) May Disease.
(d) Heft Disease.

4. What is amazing about the Weeping Birch?
(a) Its medicinal properties.
(b) It's leaf color.
(c) Its root system.
(d) Its twig structure.

5. When does May travel to New York?
(a) Memorial Day weekend.
(b) Easter.
(c) Labor Day weekend.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May say she wants to do better to Vanessa?

2. What is Vanessa getting ready to do when May visits?

3. What is one thing May does not like about petunias?

4. What does May hear Vanessa saying about her on the phone?

5. What are lemon trees notorius for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May see in New York City happening to the honey locusts?

2. What does May notice about Vanessa's relationship with her mother?

3. What is special about the weeping birth?

4. What does May mostly decide to do when Neera tells her about her marital problems?

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

6. What does Mona say Lindy said about May?

7. Who does Leo's correspondence inspire May to connect with in the same way?

8. What is Neera going through that is hard?

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

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

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