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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 kind of creature is Red's best friend Bongo?
(a) A crow.
(b) A robin.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A snake.

2. What action does Bongo regularly take when she is thinking about a difficult problem?
(a) She recites the state capitals.
(b) She hops up and down.
(c) She stretches her wings.
(d) She shifts from foot to foot.

3. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?
(a) Savvy.
(b) Smug.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Smart.

4. What positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?
(a) They provide a feeling of community.
(b) They eradicate dead material from Red's trunk.
(c) They keep secrets.
(d) They eat annoying pests.

5. Red turns how old in Chapter 11?
(a) 99.
(b) 236.
(c) 216.
(d) 136.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?

4. What tool does the lanky boy use in order to carve into Red's trunk?

5. What color cloth does Samar use when she first ties a wish to Red's branch?

(see the answer key)

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