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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 is at the top of the pile of books that Dorothy planned to read to Ray when he dies in "Seeds"?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Secret Forest.
(c) The New Metamorphosis.
(d) Introduction to Dendrology.

2. What has happened to the chestnut tree on the Hoel homestead in "Crown"?
(a) It has grown taller.
(b) It has been washed away in a mudslide.
(c) It has been cut down.
(d) It has burned.

3. Who appraises Mimi's scroll in "Crown"?
(a) Mr. Jade.
(b) Mr. Siang.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Emerson.

4. What does Adam find on his cuff sleeve as he is processed at the new prison in "Seeds"?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A flower petal.
(c) A bur.
(d) A beetle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers the tree-sitting job that Maidenhair volunteers for in "Trunk"?

2. What animals does Maidenhair tell Watchmen have been playing on them in their sleep on their first night of the tree-sit?

3. Who is described as Dorothy's fiance-to-be in "Crown"?

4. Who do Maidenhair and Watchman replace in the tree as sitters in "Trunk"?

5. Approximately how high in the tree are Watchman and Maidenhair when they perform their first tree-sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is The Secret Forest and upon what is it based?

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

3. How does Patricia respond to the correspondence she receives from her editor in "Trunk"? Why?

4. What does Neelay discover in Mastery in "Crown"? How does this information change his outlook about the game?

5. What is Mastery and how is it described?

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

7. How has Mimi Ma's life changed in the 20 years since the arson in "Crown"?

8. Where is Mimas and how is this setting described?

9. Where does Nick go after Olivia's death? What does he do?

10. What does "releaf" refer to and how is it important in the novel?

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