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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. Who is one of Lindy's children?

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

3. How many weeks does May get off from the university?

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

5. What does Lindy confess taking from May when they were young?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lindy's and May's history?

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

3. What dream does Sue confide to May about?

4. What does May say when Lindy says she had been thinking about having a party for her?

5. Why does May dislike cut flowers?

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

7. Who does May live with?

8. What does Amber Dwight's story inspire May to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Kane keeps the circumstances surrounding May's mother Miranda's death unclear until the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does May admire about trees and plants? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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