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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "A leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars" (8)?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) John Donne.

2. Who is John Hoel's son that carries on his ritual of photographing the tree?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Roger.
(c) Frank.
(d) Richard.

3. When was the Richmond Cemetery established?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1848.

4. By what month are Jorben Hoel and his wife U.S. citizens, according to the narrator in "Nicholas Hoel"?
(a) February.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) April.

5. Where does Olivia sleep when she first stops on her journey in "Trunk"?
(a) Outside a warehouse store.
(b) In a cheap motel.
(c) In a National Parks campground.
(d) Outside a train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Douglas Pavlicek caretake for a ranch?

2. How does Patricia Westerford's father die?

3. After how many days did the Stanford Prison Experiment come to a close?

4. In what California town does Olivia observe protesters on television who are trying to protect the trees?

5. Who takes Neelay's coding notes at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the play Macbeth relate to The Overstory?

2. How does Olivia Vandergriff's become electrocuted?

3. What does Douglas do after his service in Vietnam?

4. What is the significance of the scroll and rings in Mimi Ma's backstory?

5. Where does Olivia meet Nick? What are their circumstances at the time?

6. How does Johnny Appleseed factor into the novel?

7. What connection does Adam Appich have to trees in his childhood?

8. What do The Sylvan Prophesies and Sempervirens refer to?

9. How does the relationship between Dorothy and Ray develop over time?

10. What leads Adam Appich to his joining the group of activists?

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