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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fall flower does May really dislike?

2. What street does May live on?

3. How many friends does May decide to visit?

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

5. Who is one of Lindy's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does May live with?

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

3. What does the Old French word "visiter" mean?

4. What does May think of Lindy's life and situation?

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

6. What kind of relationships does May have with her neighbors?

7. What does Lindy confess to May?

8. Why does May dislike cut flowers?

9. What happens to May when she turns 40?

10. What are the "tree sheets" Earl gives May?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kane treat and develop the topic of climate change throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kane describe mental illness throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are the "tree sheets" May gets from her father Earl, and what do they symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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