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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 the distance from Tennessee's Little River to New York City, according to the narrator in "Crown"?

2. What does Patricia tell Dennis she wants to start in "Trunk"?

3. What "tree name" does Adam take on?

4. Who strips and cleans the van after the death of Olivia in "Crown"?

5. Where does Neelay's mother spend most of the year in "Crown"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mastery and how is it described?

2. How does Patricia respond to the correspondence she receives from her editor in "Trunk"? Why?

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

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

5. How does Mimi respond to the news of Adam's arrest?

6. What is The Secret Forest and upon what is it based?

7. How does Olivia die?

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

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

10. What does "releaf" refer to and how is it important in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Douglas Pavlicek in The Overstory. What is Douglas's backstory? How does he become involved in environmental activism? What happens to Douglas over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of destruction in The Overstory. How is this theme developed through the actions of the characters? How is it explored through symbolism? What statement do you think the author is making regarding destruction?

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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