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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Red states that what kind of animals name themselves upon the completion of their first flight?
(a) Crows.
(b) Ostriches.
(c) Robins.
(d) Pigeons.

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

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

5. Red recalls acting as a host to a family of what kinds of creatures?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Porcupines.
(d) Otters.

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

7. In what month do Samar and her family move into a house located near Red?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) April.

8. What criticism does Bongo make about Red's personality?
(a) Too optimistic.
(b) Too pessimistic.
(c) Too selfish.
(d) Too greedy.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bongo keep her secret stash of objects?

2. What harmful act do woodpeckers perform in relation to Red?

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

4. According to Red, all juniper trees go by what name?

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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