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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the lines: "Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?" (129)?
(a) John Muir.
(b) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(c) Ron Chernow.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

2. How many chestnuts does Jorgen Hoel discover in the pocket of his smock from the night he proposed to his wife in "Nicholas Hoel"?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. When Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly get back together for the fifth time, she appears at his door with two tickets to where?
(a) London.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

4. What crops do Jorgen Hoel and his wife plant in their first season in Iowa?
(a) Rice, beans, and wheat.
(b) Strawberries and hops.
(c) Almonds, apples, and pears.
(d) Corn, beans, and potatoes.

5. In what California town does Olivia observe protesters on television who are trying to protect the trees?
(a) Solace.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Arcata.

6. Where does Patricia Westerford move after earning her PhD?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Nebraska.

7. What prison number is Douglas given in "Douglas Pavlicek"?
(a) 635.
(b) 571.
(c) 323.
(d) 142.

8. What company does Neelay create, named after redwood trees?
(a) Digit-Arts.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Sempervirens.

9. The book of photographs of the tree that Nick Hoel shows Olivia spans how many years of the tree's life?
(a) 56 years.
(b) 76 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 99 years.

10. 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.

11. How much money is in Olivia's bank account when she leaves school and begins driving?
(a) Just over $500.
(b) Just under $3,000.
(c) Just under $2,000.
(d) Just over $4,000.

12. What birthday is Dorothy looking forward to next Friday in "Trunk"?
(a) Her forty-fifth birthday.
(b) Her forty-second birthday.
(c) Her thirty-third birthday.
(d) Her thirty-ninth birthday.

13. Where do the trees travel to from Birnam Wood in Macbeth?
(a) Iverness.
(b) Dunsinane.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Glasgow.

14. How does Neelay become paralyzed?
(a) He falls off a cliff.
(b) He falls from a tree.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is in a car accident.

15. For how long does the narrator say Olivia was dead in "Trunk"?
(a) 2 minutes and 2 seconds.
(b) 45 seconds.
(c) 1 minute and 10 seconds.
(d) 1 minute and 38 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What roles are Ray and Dorothy performing in the play they have just returned home from in "Trunk"?

2. Where was Patty taken to a clinic for tests on her ears?

3. Who proposes to Patricia Westerford?

4. What wooden object is the unnamed man contemplating in his prison cell in the beginning of "Trunk"?

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

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