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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 rich is Neelay said to be among the population of Santa Clara County in "Seeds"?

2. What does Loki tell Maidenhair and Watchman has happened to Mother N and Moses in "Trunk"?

3. Who offers the tree-sitting job that Maidenhair volunteers for in "Trunk"?

4. What animals does Maidenhair tell Watchmen have been playing on them in their sleep on their first night of the tree-sit?

5. What is the thickness of the glass of Adam's new prison compared to when he arrives in "Seeds"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who helps Nick on this project in "Seeds"? What is the significance of these characters?

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

6. How does Olivia die?

7. Who turned in Adam? Why?

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

9. How does Neelay want to change Mastery in "Crown"? How do his peers respond?

10. When and where do Adam and Douglas reencounter one another in "Crown"? Why is this encounter important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of nonviolent protest, ecoterrorism, and police retaliation as seen in The Overstory. What happens to the people who protest in the novel? How do they protest? What are the outcomes of these protests?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Adam Appich in The Overstory. What is Adam's connection with trees? How does he become involved in the movement against logging? What happens to Adam at the end of the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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