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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 positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?
(a) They eat annoying pests.
(b) They provide a feeling of community.
(c) They keep secrets.
(d) They eradicate dead material from Red's trunk.

2. At what tine of the morning does Samar first tie a wish to one of Red's branches?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What action does Bongo regularly take when she is thinking about a difficult problem?
(a) She stretches her wings.
(b) She hops up and down.
(c) She shifts from foot to foot.
(d) She recites the state capitals.

4. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

5. What color cloth does Samar use when she first ties a wish to Red's branch?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Red use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?

2. Who wishes Samar a good morning when Stephen fails to do so?

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

4. Red states that wishtrees can be found all over the world, but that there are "many in" (10) what country?

5. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?

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