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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is a group of crows called, according to Bongo?
(a) A murder.
(b) A passel.
(c) A grove.
(d) A flock.

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

5. The two police officers Sandy and Max are described as having taken what action one week prior to Red's desecration?
(a) They rescued puppies.
(b) They rescued kittens.
(c) They put out a grease fire.
(d) They got a raccoon out of a chimney.

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

7. While skunks are named after things that smell good, what are opossums named after?
(a) Planets.
(b) Things that scare them.
(c) Stars.
(d) Things that make them laugh.

8. The police and Francesca all agree that the word "LEAVE" (49) carved into Red's trunk is a what?
(a) A joke.
(b) A threat.
(c) A wish.
(d) A prank.

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

10. Which properties have Francesca's family owned for generations?
(a) The green house and the blue house.
(b) The red house and the yellow house.
(c) The green house and the vacant lot next door.
(d) The blue house and the vacant lot next door.

11. What kind of animal is Squibbles?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) An opossum.

12. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?
(a) Yellow caution tape around stakes.
(b) Chain-link fencing.
(c) A dog running past.
(d) A car whizzing by.

13. What kind of creature is Harold?
(a) A fox.
(b) An owl.
(c) A duck.
(d) A raccoon.

14. What kind of animal is Flash?
(a) A dog.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A skunk.
(d) An opossum.

15. What item of Stephen's does Bongo steal from Stephen's backpack in an effort to bring Samar and Stephen together?
(a) His cell phone.
(b) His celery sticks.
(c) His apple.
(d) His homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. What implement is used to try to untie Samar's wish from the branch before a paper clip is used instead?

2. According to Red, who had summoned the police to examine Red after the lanky boy had carved up Red's trunk?

3. What is Flash's full name?

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

5. What sound did Maeve hear that alerted her to the presence of an infant in one of Red's hollows?

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