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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does May dream about doing to someone in the end of Part II?
(a) Buying them dinner.
(b) Ripping an arm off.
(c) Drowning them.
(d) Turning them into a tree.

2. What dream does Sue tell May about?
(a) She moves away.
(b) She gets married.
(c) She owns her own landscaping company.
(d) She dies young.

3. What tree is an ideal model for a family tree?
(a) The oak.
(b) The rose of sharon.
(c) The ginko biloba.
(d) The ash.

4. What does May always eat at Leo's?
(a) A chimchurri.
(b) A plate of pasta.
(c) A flower.
(d) A burrito.

5. What does Lindy say she remembers about May's house compared to her own?
(a) It was newer.
(b) It was older.
(c) It was cozy.
(d) It was messy.

6. Where does the crack willow grow well?
(a) At watersides.
(b) In asphalt.
(c) In dry soil.
(d) At high altitudes.

7. What does a child in the airport ask May to do in Part I?
(a) Buy her a candy.
(b) Read to her.
(c) Buy her a dog.
(d) Move so she can get a drink.

8. What is May's first car?
(a) A Taurus.
(b) A Hyundai.
(c) A Fiesta.
(d) A Chrysler.

9. What flower does May's father try to keep alive for many years?
(a) The rose of sharon.
(b) The common rose.
(c) The day lily.
(d) The wild cardinal flower.

10. What kind of a word does May think "neighbor" is?
(a) Easy.
(b) Flexible.
(c) Hard.
(d) Soft.

11. What is in the shop the day May buys her suitcase?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A cat.
(c) A fawn.
(d) A dog.

12. Where did May's mother and father hike when they were young once?
(a) The Smokies.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Pyrenees.
(d) The Alps.

13. Who taught May to drive?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

14. What is the reason for the neighbor's cocktail party when May is a child?
(a) May does not know the reason.
(b) The neighbor is broke.
(c) The neighbor is lonely.
(d) The neighbor is dying and wanted to have a party before she died.

15. What has Lindy collected pieces for for years?
(a) Her magpie decorations.
(b) Her garden gnome collection.
(c) Her Halloween decorations.
(d) Her Christmas village decorations.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does May think her mother stopped moving forward?

2. What is the subject of many of the sayings on the neighbors' things in their home?

3. Which writer did May admire in Part I?

4. Which neighbors throw a going-away party in August?

5. What tree does May plant a clipping from at her job?

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