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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the tree narrating the novel reveals that their name is Red, what kind of tree do they reveal themselves to be?
(a) A willow.
(b) An oak.
(c) An elm.
(d) A spruce.

2. What is NOT something at which Samar often gazes during her nighttime visits with Red?
(a) Red.
(b) The yellow house.
(c) The green house.
(d) The moon.

3. Red does NOT state that trees are meant to take which action?
(a) To reflect.
(b) To observe.
(c) To listen.
(d) To endure.

4. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?
(a) No jealousy.
(b) No harming another creature.
(c) No gossiping.
(d) No talking to people.

5. Bongo tells Red that Red does not "look a day over" (38) what age?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 75.
(d) 150.

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

7. About how old is Samar, according to Red?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

8. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is grace in what?
(a) Truth.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Community.

9. The band down the street is composed of how many middle school students?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

10. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is beauty in what?
(a) Stillness.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Silence.
(d) Love.

11. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?
(a) Too narrow-minded.
(b) Too selfish.
(c) Too pessimistic.
(d) Too selfless.

12. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Nevermore.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) Gizmo.

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

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

15. On the first day of what month every year do people come to visit Red?
(a) February.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people who visit Red on the first day of a particular month every year are there to attach objects symbolizing their what?

2. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?

3. Bongo offer to "make a deposit" (49) on the head of the lanky boy for carving into Red's trunk for what length of time?

4. What action does Bongo regularly take when she is thinking about a difficult problem?

5. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?

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