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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) Walt Whitman.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) John Donne.

2. Where does Douglas Pavlicek caretake for a ranch?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Utah.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Texas.

3. Who discovered Olivia after she had been electrocuted?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jack.
(c) Mark.
(d) Davy.

4. On what kind of trees does Patricia Westerford's work earn her a PhD?
(a) Almond trees.
(b) Pine trees.
(c) Apple trees.
(d) Tulip trees.

5. How old is Jorgen Hoel when the draft goes out in 1863?
(a) 39.
(b) 19.
(c) 29.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Olivia just divorced in "Olivia Vandergriff"?

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

3. Who proposes to Patricia Westerford?

4. About how long does Nick Hoel describe his "tree period" in "Trunk"?

5. Where is Olivia when she sees the tree protesters on television?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and where do Mimi and Douglas meet?

2. How does Olivia's electrocution change her outlook on life?

3. How does Mimi feel after her arrest with Douglas at the march in "Trunks"?

4. How did Patricia Westerford develop a love for trees?

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

6. How does Neelay Mehta come to love computers and coding?

7. How does Olivia Vandergriff's become electrocuted?

8. How does Johnny Appleseed factor into the novel?

9. How is Nicholas Hoel's childhood described?

10. How did the American chestnut trees die?

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