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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that while trees can tell stories, they are not very good at what other action?
(a) Telling jokes.
(b) Expressing sympathy.
(c) Crying.
(d) Expressing empathy.

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

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

4. The narrator states that the sycamore tree down the street regularly indulges in what habit?
(a) Sap-collecting.
(b) Gossiping.
(c) Squirrel-protecting.
(d) Sunbathing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bongo says that birds like her do NOT care about which element of life?

2. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?

3. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?

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

5. Bongo lands on which of Red's branches in order to closely inspect the injury to Red's trunk?

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