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

2. What is marked on the trees that help to save Nick and his neighbors in "Crown"?

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

4. How long after becoming an associate professor does Adam return to being an arsonist?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Olivia die?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

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?

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