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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. By what alias has Mimi been living for several years in "Seeds"?

2. What happens to Olivia's body in "Crown"?

3. Who appraises Mimi's scroll in "Crown"?

4. What is Adam a professor of in "Crown"?

5. Who does Adam say appears to be following him around when he meets Douglas in "Crown"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Under what circumstances does Ray die?

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

5. How does Olivia die?

6. When and where is Adam arrested? What is his response?

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

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

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

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

Describe and discuss the different settings in The Overstory. What do these settings have in common? How are they unique? What imagery is used in describing these settings?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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