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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. Against what kind of tree is Mimi sitting while she reads the news of Adam on her phone in "Seeds"?

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

4. Where has Douglas found work when he and Mimi go to an action in the Coast Range in "Trunk"?

5. What does Alena read all night while staying in Douglas's home in "Crown"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mastery and how is it described?

2. What does Mimi do with her father's scroll in "Crown"? Why?

3. How does Neelay want to change Mastery in "Crown"? How do his peers respond?

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

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

6. Under what circumstances does Ray die?

7. Who is Alena and why is she important to the plot of the novel?

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

9. Why do Adam and others go to Bitterroots, Montana?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in The Overstory. What characters can be seen symbolically and what do they represent? What objects or settings are symbolic? How?

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