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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. On what date did a young woman leave her baby in one of Red's hollows?

2. What item of Stephen's does Bongo steal from Stephen's backpack in an effort to bring Samar and Stephen together?

3. The journal given to Maeve by one of her grateful patients is made of what material?

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

5. What is NOT a problem Francesca mentions in relation to Red's existence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How the does the theme of altruism appear within the scene when Red comes to terms with his possible imminent demise?

2. How do the themes of deception and compassion intertwine in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

6. How does Red describe the "crow version of a smile" (113)?

7. In what way did the majority of people react to Maeve's named wish?

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

9. Who was Squibbles?

10. What is the significance of the year 1848 in Red's life?

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

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Applegate’s novel Wishtree. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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