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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nick land a job as a glorified stock boy, according to the narrator in "Crown"?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Bellevue, Washington.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Malvern, Washington.

2. What kind of dog accompanies the man in the red plaid coat that comes to help Nick in "Seeds"?
(a) A wolfdog.
(b) A chihuahua.
(c) A doberman pinscher.
(d) A great Dane.

3. What lie does Neelay tell his mother in "Trunk"?
(a) He tells her that he got a promotion.
(b) He tells her that he is going bankrupt.
(c) He tells her that he is seeing someone.
(d) He tells her that he has been fired.

4. Who does Adam say appears to be following him around when he meets Douglas in "Crown"?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Mimi.

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

6. What is the name of the tree that Maidenhair and Watchman go to sit in as protest in "Trunk"?
(a) Mimas.
(b) Moses.
(c) Yender.
(d) Denali.

7. Where do the protestor protagonists go in Montana to stage their last fiery protest?
(a) The Cascade Mountains.
(b) The Bitterroot Mountains.
(c) The Klamath Mountains.
(d) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.

8. What causes Ray to collapse in "Trunk"?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He has an aneurysm.
(d) He has a stroke.

9. How many FBI agents arrive in Adam's lecture hall to arrest him in "Crown"?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

10. What does Nick rescue his neighbors from in "Crown"?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A robbery.
(c) A mudslide.
(d) A forest fire.

11. What does Patricia tell Dennis she wants to start in "Trunk"?
(a) A seed bank.
(b) A candy shop.
(c) A school.
(d) A computer game company.

12. What tree is described as having survived 9/11 at Ground Zero in "Crown"?
(a) A pomegranate tree.
(b) A Callery pear tree.
(c) A huckleberry tree.
(d) An almond tree.

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

14. What is described as "the national bird, up here," where Nick works in "Seeds" (486)?
(a) Red-tailed hawks.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Flying squirrels.
(d) Eagles.

15. What name is inked on the title page of the book The Golden Guide to Insects that Adam finds in "Crown"?
(a) Dorothy B.
(b) Neelay M.
(c) Olivia V.
(d) Raymond B.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis bring to Patricia for lunch when he arrives in "Trunk"?

2. Who is the Chinese poet whose poetry from 1200 years ago Patricia reads as she goes to sleep in "Crown"?

3. In what park is Mimi sitting when she first appears in "Seeds"?

4. What has happened to the chestnut tree on the Hoel homestead in "Crown"?

5. What "tree name" does Adam take on?

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