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

2. What is another name for the maidenhair tree?

3. What does Adam find on his cuff sleeve as he is processed at the new prison in "Seeds"?

4. Where does Neelay's mother spend most of the year in "Crown"?

5. What does Mimi forget and return to her office to retrieve after she has been fired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patricia do at the conference in "Crown"? Why?

2. How do Dorothy and Ray become connected through trees in "Crown"?

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

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

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

6. How does Olivia die?

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

8. Under what circumstances does Ray die?

9. How has Adam's career progressed in the spanse since the arson in "Crown"?

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

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 Douglas Pavlicek in The Overstory. What is Douglas's backstory? How does he become involved in environmental activism? What happens to Douglas over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's outlook in The Overstory. Do you think that this story is optimistic or pessimistic regarding the future of mankind and the planet? Why? How would you compare the author's views to your own?

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