2. Where did a kid kill his mother because she was nagging him to quit playing Mastery 8, according to the narrator in "Crown"?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Korea.
(d) Argentina.

3. Who is Patricia's editor?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Roger.
(d) Maria.

4. The man in the plaid jacket tells Nick that his people have been trying to tell the white men of the ways trees talk since when in "Seeds"?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1557.
(d) 1934.

5. What is another name for the maidenhair tree?
(a) The maple tree.
(b) The cyclops tree.
(c) The ginkgo tree.
(d) The banyan tree.

6. Whose hair is Neelay's compared to in Mastery 8 in "Crown"?
(a) Einstein's.
(b) Elvis's.
(c) Prince's.
(d) James Dean's.

7. Where is the Conservatory of Flowers that Mimi sits in, in "Crown"?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt Park.
(c) Golden Gate Park.
(d) Central Park.

8. What happens to Olivia's body in "Crown"?
(a) It is dismembered.
(b) It is sent to sea.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is buried.

9. What kind of wine does Douglas offer Alena when she passes through?
(a) Thimbleberry wine.
(b) Mulberry wine.
(c) Huckleberry wine.
(d) Boysenberry wine.

10. Who has ratted out Adam in the novel?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Olivia.

11. Who is the guide that takes Maidenhair and Watchman to the tree where they will climb and sit to protest?
(a) Loki.
(b) Moses.
(c) Oak.
(d) Maple.

12. Who comes to resupply Maidenhair and Watchman during their stay in the tree in "Trunk"?
(a) Oak.
(b) Spider.
(c) Loki.
(d) Maple.

13. Approximately how high in the tree are Watchman and Maidenhair when they perform their first tree-sit?
(a) 30 yards.
(b) 50 yards.
(c) 70 yards.
(d) 90 yards.

14. For how many years does Dennis say Patricia worked on the book she has just received a check for in "Trunk"?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 7 years.

15. In what park is Mimi sitting when she first appears in "Seeds"?
(a) Golden Gate Park.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Mission Dolores Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mimi thinks of Douglas in "Seeds," "He'll die without knowing what she's powerless to tell him--that he has helped her. That his heart is as good as" what (491)?

2. Where does Nick land a job as a glorified stock boy, according to the narrator in "Crown"?

3. Where is Adam's starter home described in "Crown"?

4. Where has Douglas found work when he and Mimi go to an action in the Coast Range in "Trunk"?

5. What does Mimi forget and return to her office to retrieve after she has been fired?

(see the answer keys)

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