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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?
(a) Smart.
(b) Smug.
(c) Savvy.
(d) Lucky.

2. Which properties have Francesca's family owned for generations?
(a) The green house and the blue house.
(b) The red house and the yellow house.
(c) The green house and the vacant lot next door.
(d) The blue house and the vacant lot next door.

3. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

4. Red recalls acting as a host to a family of what kinds of creatures?
(a) Porcupines.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Otters.

5. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. The police and Francesca all agree that the word "LEAVE" (49) carved into Red's trunk is a what?

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Red declares that "it is a great gift indeed to" (40) take what action?

3. What adjective does Red use to describe the way in which the lanky boy carves into Red's trunk?

4. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?

5. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?

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