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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act does the narrator call the most human of all human actions?
(a) Talking.
(b) Glaring.
(c) Listening.
(d) Plotting.

2. What is NOT among the acts of Islamophobic hate crimes committed against Samar and her family, according to Red?
(a) People throw raw eggs at Samar's house.
(b) Samar's classmates follow her home from school, taunting her.
(c) People have painted Islamophobic slurs onto Samar's garage.
(d) Angry men drive by and shout Islamophobic things at Samar's house.

3. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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

5. What kind of tree that lives in Los Angeles insists on being called Karma?
(a) A palm tree.
(b) A mulberry tree.
(c) A fig tree.
(d) An apple tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Red, all juniper trees go by what name?

2. What word is revealed to have been carved into Red's trunk by the lanky boy?

3. The narrator states that while trees can tell stories, they are not very good at what other action?

4. About how old is Samar, according to Red?

5. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?

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