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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Red states that generally, when a person affixes an object to Red, they also take what action at the same time?
(a) They close their eyes tightly.
(b) They remain silent.
(c) They shout out a wish.
(d) They whisper a wish aloud.

2. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?
(a) Nevermore.
(b) Gizmo.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) Mephistopheles.

3. What color cloth does Samar use when she first ties a wish to Red's branch?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Purple.

4. Bongo lands on which of Red's branches in order to closely inspect the injury to Red's trunk?
(a) A branch around 12 feet from the ground.
(b) The lowest scaffold branch.
(c) The highest scaffold branch.
(d) A branch three-quarters of the way up Red's trunk.

5. Red says that most people who visit them are kind folks who are careful not to take what action?
(a) To dig too deeply into Red's bark as they carve their initials.
(b) To trod upon Red's complex root system.
(c) To rip off too many of Red's leaves.
(d) To tie a knot too tight around Red's branch.

6. What is NOT something at which Samar often gazes during her nighttime visits with Red?
(a) Red.
(b) The green house.
(c) The moon.
(d) The yellow house.

7. Red is located nearby what type of institution?
(a) An elementary school.
(b) A university.
(c) A high school.
(d) A hospital.

8. What color is the house in which Samar and her family live?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

9. What harmful act do woodpeckers perform in relation to Red?
(a) They steal Red's small twigs.
(b) They bring disease.
(c) They hammer at Red's trunk.
(d) They siphon much of Red's water.

10. What term does Red use to describe Samar?
(a) Partner.
(b) Owner.
(c) Visitor.
(d) Friend.

11. Red states that they always let everyone know that taking what action against one's neighbors will not be tolerated?
(a) Insulting them.
(b) Cheating them.
(c) Lying to them.
(d) Eating them.

12. What does the narrator say about the level of difficulty involved when talking to trees?
(a) It is hard.
(b) It takes time.
(c) It is easy.
(d) It takes a special voice.

13. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Hours.

14. What word is used to refer to birds such as crows, jays, magpies, and ravens?
(a) Connids.
(b) Corrids.
(c) Collids.
(d) Commids.

15. How does Red describe their gender?
(a) Neither male nor female.
(b) Gender-free.
(c) Non-binary.
(d) Both male and female.

Short Answer Questions

1. The band down the street is composed of how many middle school students?

2. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?

3. What adjective does Red use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?

4. Red recalls acting as a host to a family of what kinds of creatures?

5. What is NOT among the acts of Islamophobic hate crimes committed against Samar and her family, according to Red?

(see the answer keys)

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