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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?
(a) Honey.
(b) Maple.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Sweets.

2. Who wishes Samar a good morning when Stephen fails to do so?
(a) Red.
(b) Samar's father.
(c) Samar's mother.
(d) Bongo.

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

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

5. Bongo loves to listen to a band down the street practice what kind of music?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Rock.
(c) Classical.
(d) Country.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month do Samar and her family move into a house located near Red?

3. What is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?

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

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

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