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

2. What action does Bongo regularly take when she is thinking about a difficult problem?
(a) She stretches her wings.
(b) She shifts from foot to foot.
(c) She recites the state capitals.
(d) She hops up and down.

3. When the tree narrating the novel reveals that their name is Red, what kind of tree do they reveal themselves to be?
(a) An elm.
(b) An oak.
(c) A spruce.
(d) A willow.

4. Bongo loves to listen to a band down the street practice what kind of music?
(a) Country.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Rock.

5. What positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?
(a) They eat annoying pests.
(b) They provide a feeling of community.
(c) They eradicate dead material from Red's trunk.
(d) They keep secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something at which Samar often gazes during her nighttime visits with Red?

2. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?

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

4. Where does Bongo keep her secret stash of objects?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character moves forward most of the action in the novel Wishtree and how?

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

3. How do Red and Bongo act as character foils for one another?

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

5. What kinds of illustrations are included in the first seven chapters of the novel and for what purpose?

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

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

8. For what reason does Applegate spend so much time discussing the naming of the species?

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

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

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