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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. Where was Patty taken to a clinic for tests on her ears?
2. How does Neelay become paralyzed?
3. What kind of tree does Dorothy drive into, crashing her car?
4. Where does Jorgen Hoel's middle son become a banker?
5. What is cold bark brew from the chestnut trees used to treat, according to the narrator in "Nicholas Hoel"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Nicholas Hoel's childhood described?
2. How does Johnny Appleseed factor into the novel?
3. How do the Hoel chestnut trees get planted? What happens to them?
4. What does Adam Appich go on to study as an adult? Why?
5. What is the event that gives Olivia focus on her destination and mission?
6. Describe the opening scene presented in the preface of "Roots." How does this scene set up the novel?
7. Where do Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly go on their first date? Why?
8. What do The Sylvan Prophesies and Sempervirens refer to?
9. How did the American chestnut trees die?
10. How does the relationship between Dorothy and Ray develop over time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss three examples of literary or mythological/religious allusion in The Overstory. Why does the author reference this work? What are the correlations between this work and The Overstory? How does this reference serve the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the characters of Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly in The Overstory. How do these characters meet? What is their relationship like? How does their relationship evolve over time?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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