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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first action Samar takes after she sees the word carved into Red's trunk?
(a) She gasps.
(b) She quickly turns toward her house.
(c) She sobs.
(d) She sits on the ground.

2. Who uses a paper clip in an attempt to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch?
(a) Agnes.
(b) BigYou.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Bongo.

3. For what reason did Amadora buy the brown houses, which she then painted blue and green, respectively?
(a) To provide shelter for the indigent.
(b) To rent them out to other families.
(c) To live in them.
(d) To improve them and sell them for a profit.

4. After Red speaks to Samar and Stephen, they expect that Bongo will take what action?
(a) Leave.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Sigh.
(d) Yell.

5. By what time of day do the police arrive in Chapter 15 on the day when the lanky boy carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Ten.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Supper time.
(d) Lunchtime.

6. Red explains that they had decided to break the no-speaking rule because they had wanted to what?
(a) Influence.
(b) Improve.
(c) Matter.
(d) Progress.

7. Who deemed it necessary to remind Red that Red had not been the one to make Maeve's wish come true?
(a) Flash.
(b) Squibbles.
(c) Bongo.
(d) BigYou.

8. Red states that Francesca likes which creatures better than she likes trees?
(a) Rats.
(b) Worms.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

9. Around which branch of Red's did Maeve tie her wish made of cloth?
(a) The highest.
(b) The shortest.
(c) The longest.
(d) The lowest.

10. FreshBakedBread is what type of animal?
(a) A frog.
(b) A badger.
(c) A crow.
(d) A skunk.

11. Which of Maeve's family members were still living by the time she arrived in Red's neighborhood?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. What happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?
(a) His mother calls him.
(b) His father calls him.
(c) His grandmother calls him.
(d) The bus appears down the street.

13. At what time of day does FreshBakedBread say her children should be asleep?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) The middle of the day.
(d) Dawn.

14. What word does Bongo use to describe Red's decision to speak to humans?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Presumptuous.

15. What happens within Stephen's house to alarm him while he is outside visiting with Samar?
(a) A door slams.
(b) A light turns on.
(c) A window opens.
(d) A fan is turned off.

Short Answer Questions

1. A family composed of what type of animals lives under the porch of the blue house?

2. Who are Lewis and Clark?

3. While skunks are named after things that smell good, what are opossums named after?

4. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?

5. Red declares that Samar reminds them of which one of Francesca's family members?

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