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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. Samar tells Stephen to take what action after they hear Red speak for the first time?
(a) She asks him to tell her what he heard.
(b) She asks him to close his eyes.
(c) She asks him to punch her.
(d) She asks him to pinch her.

2. Red declares that Samar reminds them of which one of Francesca's family members?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Her great-aunt.
(d) Her great-great-grandmother.

3. Who are Lewis and Clark?
(a) Francesca's salamanders.
(b) Francesca's Corgis.
(c) Francesca's Scotch terriers.
(d) Francesca's kittens.

4. What is NOT named by Red as being part of "the crow version of a smile" (113)?
(a) A raised foot.
(b) A pair of gleaming eyes.
(c) A cocked head.
(d) An open beak.

5. The two police officers Sandy and Max are described as having taken what action one week prior to Red's desecration?
(a) They put out a grease fire.
(b) They rescued kittens.
(c) They got a raccoon out of a chimney.
(d) They rescued puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Red speaks to Samar and Stephen, they expect that Bongo will take what action?

2. Who uses a paper clip in an attempt to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch?

3. What implement is used to try to untie Samar's wish from the branch before a paper clip is used instead?

4. What word does Bongo use to describe Red's decision to speak to humans?

5. Red exasperates Bongo and the babies' mothers by announcing that "sometimes all you can do is stand tall and" (93) take what action?

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally acts as the impetus for Samar and Stephen's first real conversation?

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

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

4. What name did Maeve give to the child she found in Red's hollow and why?

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Squibbles?

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

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