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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?
(a) The bus appears down the street.
(b) His grandmother calls him.
(c) His mother calls him.
(d) His father calls him.

2. What adjective does Red use to describe the way in which the lanky boy carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Loving.
(b) Determined.
(c) Mean.
(d) Absentminded.

3. What did Maeve call Red once she tied her own wish onto one of Red's branches?
(a) Her stringy tree.
(b) Her dreamy tree.
(c) Her raggy tree.
(d) Her friendship tree.

4. What is NOT a problem Francesca mentions in relation to Red's existence?
(a) The mess created by fallen leaves.
(b) The destruction of the sidewalk.
(c) The mess created by fallen acorns.
(d) The mess created by the Wishing Day tradition.

5. What is the first action Samar takes after she sees the word carved into Red's trunk?
(a) She sobs.
(b) She quickly turns toward her house.
(c) She gasps.
(d) She sits on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wishing Day occurs on which day of the month in which it occurs?

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

3. Bongo offer to "make a deposit" (49) on the head of the lanky boy for carving into Red's trunk for what length of time?

4. What is a group of hummingbirds called, according to Bongo?

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

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