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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 bring to Neera as her host gift?

2. What is one thing Mona plays with?

3. What does May never remember her mother doing?

4. Who knocks on May's door early in Part III?

5. What does May say is in her suitcase in order to identify it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leo love petunias?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Vanessa preparing for when May visits her?

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

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

10. What does May mostly decide to do when Neera tells her about her marital problems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay exploring some of the specific ways Kane uses trees as symbols and metaphors for human emotion and interactions, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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