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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What harmful act do woodpeckers perform in relation to Red?
(a) They bring disease.
(b) They siphon much of Red's water.
(c) They steal Red's small twigs.
(d) They hammer at Red's trunk.

2. The narrator states that trees talk only to humans who exhibit which trait?
(a) Openness.
(b) Silence.
(c) Trustworthiness.
(d) Altruism.

3. Red states that wishtrees can be found all over the world, but that there are "many in" (10) what country?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

4. Bongo lands on which of Red's branches in order to closely inspect the injury to Red's trunk?
(a) The highest scaffold branch.
(b) A branch around 12 feet from the ground.
(c) The lowest scaffold branch.
(d) A branch three-quarters of the way up Red's trunk.

5. Red reports that Samar uses a whisper to wish for what?
(a) Good health for her mother.
(b) A new father.
(c) A friend.
(d) Rent money.

6. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?
(a) Hours.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Weeks.

7. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is beauty in what?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Silence.
(d) Love.

8. Bongo offer to "make a deposit" (49) on the head of the lanky boy for carving into Red's trunk for what length of time?
(a) Every hour for a day.
(b) Every day for a month.
(c) Every day for a year.
(d) Every week for a month.

9. Red claims in Chapter 4 that what aspect is a part of every true friendship?
(a) Anger.
(b) Trust.
(c) Disagreement.
(d) Violence.

10. At the end of Chapter 11, Red declares that "it is a great gift indeed to" (40) take what action?
(a) Love who you are.
(b) Forgive.
(c) Reach for your dreams.
(d) Be able to speak.

11. What is the current name of Bongo's cousin, though it is his 17th name to date?
(a) Nevermore.
(b) Gizmo.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Robin Hood.

12. What word is revealed to have been carved into Red's trunk by the lanky boy?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Stop.
(c) Go.
(d) Leave.

13. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is grace in what?
(a) Truth.
(b) Community.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Acceptance.

14. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?
(a) No gossiping.
(b) No jealousy.
(c) No talking to people.
(d) No harming another creature.

15. Red accuses humans of being "not very" (21) what?
(a) Bright.
(b) Observant.
(c) Caring.
(d) Selfless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red is located nearby what type of institution?

2. What color is the house in which Samar and her family live?

3. Red states that they always let everyone know that taking what action against one's neighbors will not be tolerated?

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

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

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