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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. What adjective does Red use to describe Francesca's facial expression as she marches across the street to talk to the police?
2. Which character does Red at first send to untie Samar's wish?
3. What word does Red use to describe their own decision to speak to humans?
4. How do Bongo and Red choose the helper who will assist with Plan Number Two?
5. Who uses a paper clip in an attempt to untie Samar's wish from Red's branch?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way did the majority of people react to Maeve's named wish?
2. How the does the theme of altruism appear within the scene when Red comes to terms with his possible imminent demise?
3. In what way does the theme of acceptance arise within Red's reaction to his coming demise?
4. What does the reader learn about Maeve in Chapter 31?
5. What benefits of trees does Applegate point out within the narrative of Wishtree?
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. Who was Squibbles?
8. How does Applegate go about demonstrating that not everyone in town in Islamophobic?
9. In what way does the ticking clock motif emerge within the narrative of wishtree?
10. How does Red characterize the very first wish that was ever made upon Red's branches?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Applegate’s use of the motif of sound within the novel Wishtree.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Stephen’s character throughout the novel Wishtree. Discuss whether Stephen is a round or flat character and whether Stephen is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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