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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to refer to birds such as crows, jays, magpies, and ravens?
(a) Collids.
(b) Connids.
(c) Corrids.
(d) Commids.

2. The narrator states that "most trees are" what "at heart" (3)?
(a) Introverts.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Stately.
(d) Kind.

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

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

6. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Hours.
(d) Years.

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

8. What adjective does Red use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?
(a) Bashful.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Desirous.

9. How many hollows in total does Red have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. What does the narrator say about the level of difficulty involved when talking to trees?
(a) It takes time.
(b) It takes a special voice.
(c) It is hard.
(d) It is easy.

11. How does Red describe their gender?
(a) Gender-free.
(b) Neither male nor female.
(c) Non-binary.
(d) Both male and female.

12. What word is revealed to have been carved into Red's trunk by the lanky boy?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Go.
(c) Leave.
(d) Stop.

13. Where does Bongo keep her secret stash of objects?
(a) Under the eaves of the green house's roof.
(b) In one of Red's smaller hollows.
(c) Under the eaves of the blue house's roof.
(d) In Red's largest hollow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT among the acts of Islamophobic hate crimes committed against Samar and her family, according to Red?

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Red declares that "it is a great gift indeed to" (40) take what action?

3. Red is located nearby what type of institution?

4. Bongo loves to listen to a band down the street practice what kind of music?

5. Bongo tells Red that Red does not "look a day over" (38) what age?

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