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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Red announces to the reader in Chapter 7 that they are "not just a tree," (23) what else do they say they are?
(a) An enigma.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A jungle gym.
(d) A home.

3. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?
(a) A dog running past.
(b) Chain-link fencing.
(c) A car whizzing by.
(d) Yellow caution tape around stakes.

4. The people who visit Red on the first day of a particular month every year are there to attach objects symbolizing their what?
(a) Trials.
(b) Hopes.
(c) Tribulations.
(d) Sorrows.

5. In what year did Maeve arrive in Red's neighborhood?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1862.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country did Maeve originally hail?

2. What positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?

3. Red states that what element "has a way of focusing your attention" (80)?

4. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?

5. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?

(see the answer key)

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