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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. Where does Jorgen Hoel's youngest son begin working after he grows up?

2. From where do Jorgen Hoel and his wife move to Iowa?

3. What prison number is Douglas given in "Douglas Pavlicek"?

4. Where does Douglas Pavlicek caretake for a ranch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Stanford Prison Experiment?

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

3. How did the American chestnut trees die?

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

5. What is the event that gives Olivia focus on her destination and mission?

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

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

8. What does Douglas do after his service in Vietnam?

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

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

Describe and discuss the process of clearcutting forests and the impacts of this process. Why are forests clearcutted instead of logged individually? How does this action affect the land? How does it relate to climate change?

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

Discuss the themes of nonviolent protest, ecoterrorism, and police retaliation as seen in The Overstory. What happens to the people who protest in the novel? How do they protest? What are the outcomes of these protests?

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