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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red recalls acting as a host to a family of what kinds of creatures?

2. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?

3. Red is located nearby what type of institution?

4. Red states that wishtrees can be found all over the world, but that there are "many in" (10) what country?

5. Red accuses humans of being "not very" (21) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Red and Bongo act as character foils for one another?

2. For what reason does Applegate spend so much time discussing the naming of the species?

3. How does Red surmise that the carving by the lanky boy is "meant to hurt" (43)?

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

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

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

7. What negative effects does it have upon a tree to carve into it, according to Red?

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

9. What connections does Red make between the two species of humans and trees?

10. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Applegate’s message within the novel Wishtree regarding the idea of personal responsibility.

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from Wishtree, such as the pink cloth, the screwdriver, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Applegate’s use of the motif of sound within the novel Wishtree.

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