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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Francesca live, in relation to the properties she owns?
(a) Across the street.
(b) Three blocks away.
(c) Three houses to the right.
(d) Two houses to the left.

2. Plan Number Two drawn up by Bongo and Red requires help from whom?
(a) Stephen's mother.
(b) One of the mothers.
(c) One of the babies.
(d) Samar.

3. Red states that Francesca likes which creatures better than she likes trees?
(a) Rats.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Worms.

4. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?
(a) A dog running past.
(b) Chain-link fencing.
(c) Yellow caution tape around stakes.
(d) A car whizzing by.

5. Red declares to Samar and Stephen that he has over 200 years of what to share?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Culture.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two police officers Sandy and Max are described as having taken what action one week prior to Red's desecration?

2. Who uses a paper clip in an attempt to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch?

3. At what time of day did a young woman leave her infant daughter in one of Red's hollows?

4. What happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?

5. While skunks are named after things that smell good, what are opossums named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the themes of deception and compassion intertwine in Chapter 25?

2. What name did Maeve give to the child she found in Red's hollow and why?

3. How does Red characterize the very first wish that was ever made upon Red's branches?

4. How does Francesca's delivery of her announcement about Red differ from previous times when she has threatened to have Red cut down?

5. Which character is asked by Red to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch and why?

6. In what way does the theme of acceptance arise within Red's reaction to his coming demise?

7. In what way did the majority of people react to Maeve's named wish?

8. What does the reader learn about Maeve in Chapter 31?

9. In what way does the ticking clock motif emerge within the narrative of wishtree?

10. What benefits of trees does Applegate point out within the narrative of Wishtree?

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