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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 is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?
(a) The sound of a chihuahua.
(b) The sound of a fire engine.
(c) The sound of running water.
(d) The sound of a tuba.

2. Red states that wishtrees can be found all over the world, but that there are "many in" (10) what country?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Spain.

3. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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

5. What act does the narrator call the most human of all human actions?
(a) Glaring.
(b) Listening.
(c) Talking.
(d) Plotting.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people who visit Red on the first day of a particular month every year are there to attach objects symbolizing their what?

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

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

4. Red is located nearby what type of institution?

5. What positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Discuss the significance of Wishtree's dedication and epigraph.

10. Red explains that hollows in trees occur for all sorts of reasons. Name five.

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