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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. The police and Francesca all agree that the word "LEAVE" (49) carved into Red's trunk is a what?
(a) A wish.
(b) A threat.
(c) A joke.
(d) A prank.

2. What kind of animal is the character named RosePetal?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A badger.
(c) A porcupine.
(d) A raccoon.

3. On what date did a young woman leave her baby in one of Red's hollows?
(a) June 16th.
(b) May 30th.
(c) May 1st.
(d) June 1st.

4. Francesca declares that which character has been trouble for as long as she can remember?
(a) Samar.
(b) Bongo.
(c) The lanky boy.
(d) Red.

5. On the night when Red interrupts Bongo's sleep in order to ask her a question, what is the question?
(a) What hate is made of.
(b) Why intolerance occurs.
(c) Why the sky is blue.
(d) How friendships begin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an example of a crepuscular creature, according to Red?

2. Red explains that they had decided to break the no-speaking rule because they had wanted to what?

3. The two police officers Sandy and Max are described as having taken what action one week prior to Red's desecration?

4. By what time of day do the police arrive in Chapter 15 on the day when the lanky boy carves into Red's trunk?

5. According to Red, who had summoned the police to examine Red after the lanky boy had carved up Red's trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Squibbles?

2. What reasons does Francesca cite for wanting to have Red chopped down?

3. Which character is asked by Red to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch and why?

4. In what way does the ticking clock motif emerge within the narrative of wishtree?

5. Why does the first plan to help Samar find a friend fail?

6. Compare and contrast the ways in which Bongo and Red feel about a plan to help Samar.

7. What is Bongo and Red's first plan to help Samar find a friend?

8. What does the reader learn about Maeve in Chapter 31?

9. In what way does the theme of acceptance arise within Red's reaction to his coming demise?

10. In what way did a small fraction of people react to Maeve's named wish?

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