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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 color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. Bongo tells Red that Red does not "look a day over" (38) what age?
(a) 150.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 200.

3. What sort of utterance from a crow does Red describe as "unmistakable" (37)?
(a) A giggle.
(b) A snort.
(c) A sneeze.
(d) A sigh.

4. What is NOT an action mentioned by Red when they consider what it might be like not to have roots?
(a) To slither.
(b) To fly.
(c) To burrow.
(d) To swim.

5. What is NOT something at which Samar often gazes during her nighttime visits with Red?
(a) The moon.
(b) The yellow house.
(c) Red.
(d) The green house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT among the acts of Islamophobic hate crimes committed against Samar and her family, according to Red?

2. What does the narrator say about the level of difficulty involved when talking to trees?

3. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?

4. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?

5. Bongo loves to listen to a band down the street practice what kind of music?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

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

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

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

5. For what reason does Red call Samar a "visitor" (27)?

6. What connections does Red make between the two species of humans and trees?

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

8. What elements of magical realism are present within the narrative of Wishtree?

9. At what three sights does Samar often gaze as she sits beneath Red's boughs?

10. What aspect of Red's provision of shelter is unprecedented the year that is depicted in the narrative?

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