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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 answer to the crossword clue "Bud's comforting comeback" in "Crown" (374)?

2. The man in the plaid jacket tells Nick that his people have been trying to tell the white men of the ways trees talk since when in "Seeds"?

3. Where do the four protestors return after the death of Olivia in "Crown"?

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

5. What term from "Seeds" refers to one million gigabytes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Patricia respond to the correspondence she receives from her editor in "Trunk"? Why?

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

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

7. Who turned in Adam? Why?

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

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

10. Where is Nick and what is he doing in the beginning of "Seeds"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Overstory. What is the inciting incident in the novel? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of connection in The Overstory. How does the author explore this theme both literally and metaphorically? What symbols are the reflection of connection? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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