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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 narrator states that "most trees are" what "at heart" (3)?

2. Red says that most people who visit them are kind folks who are careful not to take what action?

3. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?

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

5. Bongo offer to "make a deposit" (49) on the head of the lanky boy for carving into Red's trunk for what length of time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is the sound motif an important element of Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What aspect of Red's provision of shelter is unprecedented the year that is depicted in the narrative?

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

7. For what reason does Red call Samar a "visitor" (27)?

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

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

10. In what parts of the world do people observe a tradition involving a wishing tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Bongo's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Applegate in depicting Bongo and include in your discussion the reasons that Applegate portrays the character of Bongo in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze Wishtree from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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