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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Francesca live, in relation to the properties she owns?
(a) Three blocks away.
(b) Across the street.
(c) Two houses to the left.
(d) Three houses to the right.

2. What is NOT an example of a crepuscular creature, according to Red?
(a) A firefly.
(b) A bat.
(c) A deer.
(d) A moth.

3. Red exasperates Bongo and the babies' mothers by announcing that "sometimes all you can do is stand tall and" (93) take what action?
(a) Keep your chin up.
(b) Be ready.
(c) Believe in yourself.
(d) Reach deep.

4. On the night when Red interrupts Bongo's sleep in order to ask her a question, what is the question?
(a) How friendships begin.
(b) Why intolerance occurs.
(c) What hate is made of.
(d) Why the sky is blue.

5. What word does Red use to describe their own decision to speak to humans?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Brave.

6. 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) Midnight.
(b) Lunchtime.
(c) Ten.
(d) Supper time.

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

8. What is Flash's full name?
(a) Flashlight.
(b) Flash Gordon.
(c) Flash Point.
(d) Flash Flood.

9. What is a group of hummingbirds called, according to Bongo?
(a) A charm.
(b) A swallow.
(c) A grove.
(d) A kit.

10. On what date did a young woman leave her baby in one of Red's hollows?
(a) June 1st.
(b) June 16th.
(c) May 30th.
(d) May 1st.

11. At what time of day did a young woman leave her infant daughter in one of Red's hollows?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At dusk.
(c) At noon.
(d) Before dawn.

12. What color is the key that accompanies the journal that was given to Maeve by one of her patients?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

13. What two items is Stephen carrying when he comes outside to join Samar beneath Red's branches?
(a) A cup of hot cocoa and Samar's wish.
(b) A flashlight and Samar's wish.
(c) A flashlight and a blanket.
(d) A blanket and Samar's wish.

14. What is NOT named by Red as being part of "the crow version of a smile" (113)?
(a) A pair of gleaming eyes.
(b) A cocked head.
(c) An open beak.
(d) A raised foot.

15. Samar tells Stephen to take what action after they hear Red speak for the first time?
(a) She asks him to tell her what he heard.
(b) She asks him to pinch her.
(c) She asks him to punch her.
(d) She asks him to close his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The police and Francesca all agree that the word "LEAVE" (49) carved into Red's trunk is a what?

2. What happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?

3. Who uses a paper clip in an attempt to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch?

4. What happens within Stephen's house to alarm him while he is outside visiting with Samar?

5. What gift does Bongo give to Samar?

(see the answer keys)

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