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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. Where do the trees travel to from Birnam Wood in Macbeth?
(a) Iverness.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Dunsinane.
(d) Edinburgh.

2. After how many days did the Stanford Prison Experiment come to a close?
(a) 6.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. Where does Patricia Westerford move after earning her PhD?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Ohio.

4. On what date does Olivia Vandergriff's story begin?
(a) June 2, 1988.
(b) May 23, 1993.
(c) September 7, 1995.
(d) December 12, 1989.

5. Where does Jorgen Hoel's youngest son begin working after he grows up?
(a) The State Penitentiary.
(b) The home of his Uncle Walter.
(c) The County Jail.
(d) The County Assessor's Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tea from the infant chestnut trees used to treat, according to the narrator in "Nicholas Hoel"?

2. Which child of Jorgen Hoel's kills a chestnut tree by stripping its leaves to use as play money?

3. When Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly get re-engaged, what show are they performing in?

4. What roles are Ray and Dorothy performing in the play they have just returned home from in "Trunk"?

5. Where does Nicholas Hoel go to a museum exhibit when home for the holidays in "Nicholas Hoel"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Hoel chestnut trees get planted? What happens to them?

3. How did the American chestnut trees die?

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

5. How is Patricia Westerford's education described? What career does she enter?

6. Why does Ray's profession affect his relationship with Dorothy?

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

8. What is the Life Defense Force? How does it factor into the novel?

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

10. What is the significance of the mulberry tree in Mimi Ma's backstory?

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