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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an action mentioned by Red when they consider what it might be like not to have roots?
(a) To fly.
(b) To burrow.
(c) To slither.
(d) To swim.

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

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

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

5. Red claims in Chapter 4 that what aspect is a part of every true friendship?
(a) Violence.
(b) Anger.
(c) Trust.
(d) Disagreement.

6. What term does Red use to describe Samar?
(a) Partner.
(b) Owner.
(c) Visitor.
(d) Friend.

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

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

9. Red states that many crows name themselves after their affinity for creating what type of sensory output?
(a) Smells.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Sights.
(d) Tastes.

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

11. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

12. 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 shifts from foot to foot.
(d) She stretches her wings.

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

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

15. What sort of utterance from a crow does Red describe as "unmistakable" (37)?
(a) A sigh.
(b) A sneeze.
(c) A giggle.
(d) A snort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something at which Samar often gazes during her nighttime visits with Red?

2. Red says that most people who visit them are kind folks who are careful not to take what action?

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

4. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is beauty in what?

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

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