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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. The band down the street is composed of how many middle school students?

2. When the tree narrating the novel reveals that their name is Red, what kind of tree do they reveal themselves to be?

3. Bongo lands on which of Red's branches in order to closely inspect the injury to Red's trunk?

4. What is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?

5. Red states that many crows name themselves after their affinity for creating what type of sensory output?

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples does Red provide when claiming that "There's a lot of give-and-take in nature" (25)?

2. What elements of magical realism are present within the narrative of Wishtree?

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

4. Describe Red's several hollows, explaining their origins and their benefits.

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

6. What activities does Red wonder about experiencing and why?

7. At what three sights does Samar often gaze as she sits beneath Red's boughs?

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

9. Discuss one major conflict present within your reading of the novel Wishtree so far.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of Maeve within the narrative of Wishtree. How does Applegate use Maeve’s role to highlight themes and messages included within the overall narrative?

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

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Wishtree and one of the novel's main messages. How does Applegate make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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