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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. How many friends does May decide to visit?

2. What does May tell Lindy it seems like she is in charge of?

3. Where does the crack willow grow well?

4. What do people nickname the convenience store?

5. What fall flower does May really dislike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May think of Lindy's life and situation?

2. What is Lindy's and May's history?

3. What does Amber Dwight's story inspire May to do?

4. What does May think about her cat, Hester?

5. Where does May get most of her information about Lindy's life before she visits her?

6. Who does May live with?

7. What are the "tree sheets" Earl gives May?

8. What name does May say she has come up with for Sue's landscaping company from Sue's dream?

9. What tree is May responsible for planting at the university?

10. What tragic figure from early literature does May recall who had no friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kane treat and develop the topic of climate change throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kane develop the relationship between May and her father Early throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Who does May connect most effectively or deeply with in this novel, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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