The Overstory Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Richard Powers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Overstory Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Richard Powers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Trunk" - Section 2 (Pages 256 - 352).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large is the Grand Ballroom in the tree-camp where Maidenhair and Watchman sit as protesters?
(a) 3'x4'.
(b) 4'x8'.
(c) 6'x8'.
(d) 7'x9'.

2. What does the phrase "noli timere" that appears on a man's t-shirt in "Trunk" translate to from Latin?
(a) There is no time.
(b) The end is near.
(c) I live forever.
(d) Do not be afraid.

3. In what year does the narrator describe Ma Sih Hsuin getting a third-class ticket for the passage to San Francisco in "Mimi Ma"?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1954.

4. After how many days did the Stanford Prison Experiment come to a close?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

5. How old is Jorgen Hoel when the draft goes out in 1863?
(a) 19.
(b) 39.
(c) 29.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police use to extract Douglas from the tree in "Trunk"?

2. Who led the Stanford Prison Experiment?

3. Where does Patricia Westerford move after earning her PhD?

4. Why is Mimi unable to climb a tree during the protest in April in "Trunk"?

5. Who wrote "A leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars" (8)?

(see the answer key)

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