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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: Island to Part One: How to Bury a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Walcott want students to interview during the Christmas break?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A medical professional.
(c) An elderly relative.
(d) Their parents.

2. How long does a fig tree remember?
(a) Centuries.
(b) Years.
(c) Decades.
(d) Millennia.

3. How long was the cutting that Kostas took from a fig tree at a tavern in Cyprus to grow in England?
(a) 10 inches.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 8 inches.
(d) 13 inches.

4. What are the dimensions of a well in the Prologue?
(a) 50 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(b) 67 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(c) 45 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(d) 34 feet deep and 4 feet wide.

5. How long has it been since the fig tree was brought to England by Kostas?
(a) 15 years.
(b) About 17 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) More than 16 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much soil needs to cover a tree when it is buried?

2. In "A Girl Named Island," how long has it been since Ada's mother died?

3. How long does the fig tree think it will be buried?

4. How long does Ada scream in her history class before her voice gives out?

5. When Ada was little, what was her favorite piece of equipment on the playground?

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