The Overstory Test | Final Test - Medium

Richard Powers
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The Overstory Test | Final Test - Medium

Richard Powers
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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. What happens to Olivia's body in "Crown"?
(a) It is burned.
(b) It is buried.
(c) It is dismembered.
(d) It is sent to sea.

2. What "tree name" does Adam take on?
(a) Pine.
(b) Willow.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

3. 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) Life.
(d) Love.

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

5. What kind of wine does Douglas offer Alena when she passes through?
(a) Thimbleberry wine.
(b) Boysenberry wine.
(c) Huckleberry wine.
(d) Mulberry wine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Adam's son when Adam encounters Douglas in "Crown"?

3. Where do Mimi and Douglas go to join 1,000 marchers demanding reform of the Timber Harvest Plan approval process?

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

5. How large is the Grand Ballroom in the tree-camp where Maidenhair and Watchman sit as protesters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dorothy and Ray become connected through trees in "Crown"?

2. How does Mimi respond to the news of Adam's arrest?

3. Who is Alena and why is she important to the plot of the novel?

4. Who helps Nick on this project in "Seeds"? What is the significance of these characters?

5. Why do Adam and others go to Bitterroots, Montana?

6. What is Mastery and how is it described?

7. Where is Nick and what is he doing in the beginning of "Seeds"?

8. What does Nicholas return to his former homestead to retrieve in "Crown"? What does he experience when he does?

9. How does Neelay want to change Mastery in "Crown"? How do his peers respond?

10. Under what circumstances does Ray die?

(see the answer keys)

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