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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree is the first in Dorothy and Ray's backyard that she looks up in "Crown"?
(a) A sequoia tree.
(b) A sugar maple tree.
(c) A Douglas fir tree.
(d) An eastern white pine tree.

2. What trees is the unnamed man surrounded by in the beginning of "Crown"?
(a) Birch trees.
(b) Spruce trees.
(c) Pine trees.
(d) Aspen trees.

3. What does the Greek word "xenia" translate to in English (498)?
(a) World tree.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) Guest-friendship.
(d) The underworld.

4. In what field is Mimi earning her master's degree in "Crown"?
(a) Rehabilitation and mental health counseling.
(b) Actuarial science and economics.
(c) Wold history and theology.
(d) Biology and dendrology.

5. The narrator states in the conclusion of "Seeds" that the word "tree" and what word come from the same root (501)?
(a) Truth.
(b) Eternity.
(c) Love.
(d) Life.

6. What sentence has Adam received in "Seeds"?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 140 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 80 years.

7. What is the answer to the crossword clue "Bud's comforting comeback" in "Crown" (374)?
(a) Releaf.
(b) Bud.
(c) Flower.
(d) Blossom.

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

9. How old is Adam's son when Adam encounters Douglas in "Crown"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

10. 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) 1934.
(c) 1492.
(d) 1557.

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

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

13. Who wrote Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View?
(a) Gerald Kimble.
(b) Stanley Milgram.
(c) Michael Rogers.
(d) Robert Langdon.

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

15. What is the distance from Tennessee's Little River to New York City, according to the narrator in "Crown"?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 700 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 900 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against what kind of tree is Mimi sitting while she reads the news of Adam on her phone in "Seeds"?

2. Whose hair is Neelay's compared to in Mastery 8 in "Crown"?

3. How many trees speak to the man in the beginning of "Crown"?

4. Where does Neelay's mother spend most of the year in "Crown"?

5. What does Nick rescue his neighbors from in "Crown"?

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