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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 word does May not like to see as a start to thank-you notes?

2. What does May do in her dream where she and her brother are playing house?

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

4. Where does Janine volunteer?

5. When does May travel to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Blake think the trees on campus are behaving strangely?

2. What is "May Disease?"

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

4. What does May notice about the trees on campus?

5. What happens on the beginning of May's trip to London?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kane let the reader know May's feelings about technology and social media? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What role does Amber Dwight's story play in May's sabbatical plans? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is Kane's purpose in inserting May's allusions and references to famous works of literature throughout the novel? What effect do these allusions and references have on the reader and the reader's understanding of May's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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