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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Red, what percentage of a fully grown tree is actually alive at any given moment?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 60.
(d) 1.

2. The narrator states that while trees can tell stories, they are not very good at what other action?
(a) Telling jokes.
(b) Crying.
(c) Expressing sympathy.
(d) Expressing empathy.

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

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

5. When the tree narrating the novel reveals that their name is Red, what kind of tree do they reveal themselves to be?
(a) A spruce.
(b) An elm.
(c) A willow.
(d) An oak.

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

7. What criticism does Red make about Bongo's personality?
(a) Too pessimistic.
(b) Too narrow-minded.
(c) Too selfish.
(d) Too selfless.

8. What adjective does Red use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?
(a) Bashful.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Desirous.

9. Bongo loves to listen to a band down the street practice what kind of music?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Rock.
(c) Country.
(d) Classical.

10. The band down the street is composed of how many middle school students?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

13. What is NOT an action mentioned by Red when they consider what it might be like not to have roots?
(a) To burrow.
(b) To slither.
(c) To fly.
(d) To swim.

14. What adjective does Red use to describe the way in which the lanky boy carves into Red's trunk?
(a) Determined.
(b) Loving.
(c) Mean.
(d) Absentminded.

15. Red states that generally, when a person affixes an object to Red, they also take what action at the same time?
(a) They remain silent.
(b) They close their eyes tightly.
(c) They whisper a wish aloud.
(d) They shout out a wish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red turns how old in Chapter 11?

2. What is NOT a phrase Bongo can say aloud?

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

4. Red says that Samar has served as a reminder that there is grace in what?

5. At what tine of the morning does Samar first tie a wish to one of Red's branches?

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