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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 happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?
(a) His grandmother calls him.
(b) The bus appears down the street.
(c) His mother calls him.
(d) His father calls him.

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

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

4. Bongo says that which types of people need the emotion of hope?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Children.
(c) Adults.
(d) Everyone.

5. Red explains that they had decided to break the no-speaking rule because they had wanted to what?
(a) Influence.
(b) Improve.
(c) Matter.
(d) Progress.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day did a young woman leave her infant daughter in one of Red's hollows?

2. From what country did Maeve originally hail?

3. Around which branch of Red's did Maeve tie her wish made of cloth?

4. FreshBakedBread is what type of animal?

5. Before Stephen runs home the night Red speaks aloud, Stephen stops to express what sentiment to Red?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who ultimately gets Samar's wish untied from Red's branch and how is the task performed?

2. What benefits of trees does Applegate point out within the narrative of Wishtree?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Discuss an instance when Applegate portrays immigrants as people with valuable qualities to contribute to society.

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

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