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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 possible to grow as a houseplant?

2. Who does May sometimes compare herself to in her travels?

3. What does Vanessa ask May if she could do to her father's house?

4. What does May think is good for a gift for a hostess?

5. What is Sara's favorite color?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May notice about the trees on campus?

2. What does Neera refer to as her arrangement with Adam?

3. What does May notice about Vanessa's relationship with her mother?

4. What does the word "shelter" mostly mean to May?

5. What irks May about starting a thank-you note with the word "just"?

6. What is special about the weeping birth?

7. What does May see in New York City happening to the honey locusts?

8. What happens on the beginning of May's trip to London?

9. What did May's mother used to say about her birthday?

10. How does Leo try to connect with May when she is away visiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is May lonely? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kane describe mental illness throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of tone and voice does Kane establish for May, the novel's narrator, in the beginning of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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