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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A family composed of what type of animals lives under the porch of the blue house?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Opossums.
(d) Lizards.

3. Who hides just before Samar pays her customary nightly visit to Red?
(a) Flash.
(b) BigYou.
(c) Bongo.
(d) Stephen.

4. In what year did Maeve arrive in Red's neighborhood?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1862.

5. What adjective does Red use to describe Francesca's facial expression as she marches across the street to talk to the police?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Grim.
(d) Determined.

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

7. Francesca tells the police that people in which country call trees like Red "raggy trees" (61)?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Ireland.

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

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

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

11. Red declares that Samar reminds them of which one of Francesca's family members?
(a) Her great-aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her great-great-grandmother.

12. What action does Red take when Bongo finally laughs at one of her lame jokes?
(a) She starts to tremble all over.
(b) She starts to worry.
(c) She starts to devise a plan.
(d) She feels relieved.

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

14. What did Maeve call Red once she tied her own wish onto one of Red's branches?
(a) Her raggy tree.
(b) Her friendship tree.
(c) Her dreamy tree.
(d) Her stringy tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which birds are said to be the only ones to use tools, according to Red?

2. Before Stephen runs home the night Red speaks aloud, Stephen stops to express what sentiment to Red?

3. The two police officers Sandy and Max are described as having taken what action one week prior to Red's desecration?

4. Francesca declares that which character has been trouble for as long as she can remember?

5. What kind of animal is Squibbles?

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