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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Red accuses humans of being "not very" (21) what?
(a) Caring.
(b) Bright.
(c) Observant.
(d) Selfless.

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

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

4. At what tine of the morning does Samar first tie a wish to one of Red's branches?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

6. The people who visit Red on the first day of a particular month every year are there to attach objects symbolizing their what?
(a) Hopes.
(b) Trials.
(c) Tribulations.
(d) Sorrows.

7. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Maple.
(c) Honey.
(d) Sugar.

8. 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.

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

10. 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) A spruce.
(d) An elm.

11. 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 jungle gym.
(b) An enigma.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) A home.

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

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

14. On which part of Samar's body does Bongo begin to sit?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her knee.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her shoulder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that while trees can tell stories, they are not very good at what other action?

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

3. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?

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

5. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?

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