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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool does the lanky boy use in order to carve into Red's trunk?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) An axe.
(c) A bottle opener.
(d) A knife.

2. What color cloth does Samar use when she first ties a wish to Red's branch?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

3. Who wishes Samar a good morning when Stephen fails to do so?
(a) Samar's mother.
(b) Samar's father.
(c) Bongo.
(d) Red.

4. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?
(a) Smart.
(b) Smug.
(c) Savvy.
(d) Lucky.

5. The narrator states that trees talk only to humans who exhibit which trait?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Silence.
(c) Openness.
(d) Trustworthiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red is located nearby what type of institution?

2. How does Red describe their gender?

3. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?

4. According to Red, all juniper trees go by what name?

5. Red does NOT state that trees are meant to take which action?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities does Red wonder about experiencing and why?

2. In what parts of the world do people observe a tradition involving a wishing tree?

3. Describe Red's several hollows, explaining their origins and their benefits.

4. How is the theme of tranquility included within Red's introduction of Samar to the reader?

5. In what way is the sound motif an important element of Chapter 10?

6. How does Applegate go about introducing scientific facts in a way that will interest young readers?

7. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

8. Discuss one major conflict present within your reading of the novel Wishtree so far.

9. What is ironic about the expression on the lanky boy's face as he defaces Red's trunk?

10. Red explains that hollows in trees occur for all sorts of reasons. Name five.

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