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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 word does Bongo use to describe Red's decision to speak to humans?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Presumptuous.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Hopeful.

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

3. A family composed of what type of animals lives under the porch of the blue house?
(a) Opossums.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Skunks.
(d) Raccoons.

4. How do Bongo and Red choose the helper who will assist with Plan Number Two?
(a) They see who emerges first.
(b) They flip a coin.
(c) They hold a contest.
(d) They decide who is the fastest.

5. Francesca tells the police that people in which country call trees like Red "raggy trees" (61)?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Bongo finally make that succeeds in waking up Stephen?

2. What is a group of crows called, according to Bongo?

3. In what kind of voice does Stephen thank Red for speaking?

4. FreshBakedBread is what type of animal?

5. Which birds are said to be the only ones to use tools, according to Red?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an example when Applegate uses foreshadowing to build suspense in the reader.

2. How does Francesca's delivery of her announcement about Red differ from previous times when she has threatened to have Red cut down?

3. In what way did the majority of people react to Maeve's named wish?

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

5. How does Red describe the "crow version of a smile" (113)?

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

7. What is the significance of the year 1848 in Red's life?

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

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

10. How does Applegate go about demonstrating that not everyone in town in Islamophobic?

(see the answer keys)

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