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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 does May use for thank-you notes?

2. Who does Vanessa talk to almost every day?

3. What makes a bee die after it stings someone or something?

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

5. Who gives Leo May's address when she is visiting various places?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May think about Rose's apartment?

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

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

4. What does Neera refer to as her arrangement with Adam?

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

6. Why does Leo love petunias?

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

8. What is "May Disease?"

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

10. What is special about the weeping birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is May lonely? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why has May lost touch with her friends over the years, and why does she decide to start to reconnect with them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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