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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. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Hours.

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

3. About how old is Samar, according to Red?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

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

5. On the first day of what month every year do people come to visit Red?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) June.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree that lives in Los Angeles insists on being called Karma?

2. What color is the house in which Samar and her family live?

3. Red states that generally, when a person affixes an object to Red, they also take what action at the same time?

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

5. Red says that most people who visit them are kind folks who are careful not to take what action?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss an instance when Applegate uses a simile to send a message about time.

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

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

8. What examples does Red provide when claiming that "There's a lot of give-and-take in nature" (25)?

9. How does Red surmise that the carving by the lanky boy is "meant to hurt" (43)?

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

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