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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. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?
(a) Honey.
(b) Maple.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Sugar.

2. Red states that they always let everyone know that taking what action against one's neighbors will not be tolerated?
(a) Insulting them.
(b) Cheating them.
(c) Eating them.
(d) Lying to them.

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

4. Red reports that Samar uses a whisper to wish for what?
(a) Rent money.
(b) Good health for her mother.
(c) A new father.
(d) A friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?

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

4. What sort of utterance from a crow does Red describe as "unmistakable" (37)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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