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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what kind of trees does Patricia Westerford's work earn her a PhD?

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

3. For how long does the narrator say Olivia was dead in "Trunk"?

4. How does Olivia Vandergriff die?

5. Where does Nicholas Hoel go to art school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny Appleseed factor into the novel?

2. Where do Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly go on their first date? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Douglas experience during his service in the Vietnam War?

9. What does Adam Appich go on to study as an adult? Why?

10. Who records the growth of the Hoel chestnut tree? How is it recorded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss three examples of irony in The Overstory. How is verbal irony employed and to what effect? What dramatic irony can be seen? What is an example of situational irony?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Neelay Mehta's backstory and discuss his role in the novel. How is Neelay connected to nature? What does he do with this connection? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Adam Appich in The Overstory. What is Adam's connection with trees? How does he become involved in the movement against logging? What happens to Adam at the end of the novel? Why?

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