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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Francesca declares that which character has been trouble for as long as she can remember?
(a) The lanky boy.
(b) Red.
(c) Samar.
(d) Bongo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is NOT a problem Francesca mentions in relation to Red's existence?
(a) The mess created by the Wishing Day tradition.
(b) The mess created by fallen leaves.
(c) The mess created by fallen acorns.
(d) The destruction of the sidewalk.

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

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

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

15. How does Samar explain her perception that Red had spoken to her and Stephen?
(a) She says she must have fallen down the rabbit hole.
(b) She says that a bad piece of fish had caused her to hallucinate.
(c) She says that she must not be in Kansas anymore.
(d) She says she must be dreaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Red at first send to untie Samar's wish?

2. What sound does Bongo finally make that succeeds in waking up Stephen?

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

4. In which of Red's hollows had Maeve's grateful patients left gifts for her?

5. Who deemed it necessary to remind Red that Red had not been the one to make Maeve's wish come true?

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