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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. When Jorgen Hoel and his wife move to Iowa, how far away are their nearest neighbors?

2. How old is Jorgen Hoel when the draft goes out in 1863?

3. How many chestnuts does Jorgen Hoel discover in the pocket of his smock from the night he proposed to his wife in "Nicholas Hoel"?

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

5. How does Neelay become paralyzed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Patricia Westerford develop a love for trees?

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

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

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

5. How do Olivia's parents respond to the change in her life after electrocution?

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

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

8. What was the Stanford Prison Experiment?

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

10. How does Olivia Vandergriff's become electrocuted?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Mimi Ma in The Overstory. How are Mimi's childhood and education described? Into what career does she enter? How does she become involved with activism?

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