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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 states that what kind of animals name themselves upon the completion of their first flight?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Ostriches.
(c) Crows.
(d) Robins.

2. Red recalls acting as a host to a family of what kinds of creatures?
(a) Otters.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Porcupines.

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

4. What is NOT a phrase Bongo can say aloud?
(a) No way.
(b) You rock.
(c) Bongo wants a cracker.
(d) Chip, please.

5. At the end of Chapter 11, Red declares that "it is a great gift indeed to" (40) take what action?
(a) Be able to speak.
(b) Love who you are.
(c) Reach for your dreams.
(d) Forgive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bongo tells Red that Red does not "look a day over" (38) what age?

3. The narrator states that trees talk only to humans who exhibit which trait?

4. What word is used to refer to birds such as crows, jays, magpies, and ravens?

5. What adjective does Red use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

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

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

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