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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Red declares that "it is a great gift indeed to" (40) take what action?
(a) Forgive.
(b) Love who you are.
(c) Reach for your dreams.
(d) Be able to speak.

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

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

5. When Red announces to the reader in Chapter 7 that they are "not just a tree," (23) what else do they say they are?
(a) A puzzle.
(b) A home.
(c) An enigma.
(d) A jungle gym.

6. 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 dig too deeply into Red's bark as they carve their initials.
(c) To rip off too many of Red's leaves.
(d) To tie a knot too tight around Red's branch.

7. What is NOT a phrase Bongo can say aloud?
(a) You rock.
(b) Chip, please.
(c) No way.
(d) Bongo wants a cracker.

8. What tool does the lanky boy use in order to carve into Red's trunk?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A knife.
(d) An axe.

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

10. Bongo lands on which of Red's branches in order to closely inspect the injury to Red's trunk?
(a) A branch around 12 feet from the ground.
(b) A branch three-quarters of the way up Red's trunk.
(c) The highest scaffold branch.
(d) The lowest scaffold branch.

11. Red reports that Samar uses a whisper to wish for what?
(a) A new father.
(b) Good health for her mother.
(c) A friend.
(d) Rent money.

12. Bongo says that birds like her do NOT care about which element of life?
(a) Deception.
(b) Wiles.
(c) Smarts.
(d) Trickery.

13. According to Red, what percentage of a fully grown tree is actually alive at any given moment?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 60.

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

15. What is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?
(a) The sound of running water.
(b) The sound of a fire engine.
(c) The sound of a tuba.
(d) The sound of a chihuahua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is grace in what?

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

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

4. What sort of utterance from a crow does Red describe as "unmistakable" (37)?

5. Red states that they always let everyone know that taking what action against one's neighbors will not be tolerated?

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