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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Red apply to botanists who "study the lives of plants all day" (17)?
(a) Smug.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Smart.
(d) Savvy.

2. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

3. On which part of Samar's body does Bongo begin to sit?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her shoulder.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her head.

4. What sort of utterance from a crow does Red describe as "unmistakable" (37)?
(a) A sigh.
(b) A giggle.
(c) A snort.
(d) A sneeze.

5. In what month do Samar and her family move into a house located near Red?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Red states that the more frequently someone listens, the more often they take what action?

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

4. What act does the narrator call the most human of all human actions?

5. When Red announces to the reader in Chapter 7 that they are "not just a tree," (23) what else do they say they are?

(see the answer key)

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