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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. What is the distance from Tennessee's Little River to New York City, according to the narrator in "Crown"?

2. How far away does Adam's long-distance girlfriend live in "Crown"?

3. Where is Mimi completing her master's degree in "Crown"?

4. Where do Douglas and Adam part ways after their encounter in "Crown"?

5. Who comes to speak with Maidenhair and Watchman in the treetop in "Trunk"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Douglas attacked when he attempts to climb a tree in protest in "Trunk"?

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

7. When and where do Adam and Douglas reencounter one another in "Crown"? Why is this encounter important?

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

9. Under what circumstances does Ray die?

10. Under what circumstances does Ray become debilitated in "Trunk"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the backstory of Nicholas Hoel. How did Nicholas become connected to trees? How does he become intertwined with the other main characters of the novel? What are Douglas's motivations?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of The Overstory. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Does this perspective remain static or does it change? What is the importance of this narrative style to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of literary or mythological/religious allusion in The Overstory. Why does the author reference this work? What are the correlations between this work and The Overstory? How does this reference serve the reader?

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