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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 May avoiding in Part IV?

2. What disease affecting bees does May tell Lindy about?

3. What killed the tree in May's parents' backyard?

4. Why does Vanessa keep dollar bills folded in her pocket?

5. Who is Neera's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leo try to connect with May when she is away visiting?

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

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

4. What is "May Disease?"

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

6. What is special about the weeping birth?

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

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

9. What is Neera going through that is hard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kane develop the relationship between May and her father Early throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Who does May connect most effectively or deeply with in this novel, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of tone and voice does Kane establish for May, the novel's narrator, in the beginning of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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