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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?
(a) The sound of a tuba.
(b) The sound of a chihuahua.
(c) The sound of a fire engine.
(d) The sound of running water.

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

3. What is NOT among the acts of Islamophobic hate crimes committed against Samar and her family, according to Red?
(a) Samar's classmates follow her home from school, taunting her.
(b) People have painted Islamophobic slurs onto Samar's garage.
(c) People throw raw eggs at Samar's house.
(d) Angry men drive by and shout Islamophobic things at Samar's house.

4. What adjective does Bongo use to describe the people who observe Wishing Day by attaching objects to Red's branches?
(a) Silly.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Naive.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The people who visit Red on the first day of a particular month every year are there to attach objects symbolizing their what?

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

4. What positive act do woodpeckers perform for Red?

5. What is the one rule that Red states the entire natural world holds in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Applegate go about introducing scientific facts in a way that will interest young readers?

2. What aspect of Red's provision of shelter is unprecedented the year that is depicted in the narrative?

3. How do Red and Bongo act as character foils for one another?

4. What is ironic about the expression on the lanky boy's face as he defaces Red's trunk?

5. What activities does Red wonder about experiencing and why?

6. Discuss an instance when Applegate uses a simile to send a message about time.

7. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

8. Discuss the significance of Wishtree's dedication and epigraph.

9. In what parts of the world do people observe a tradition involving a wishing tree?

10. At what three sights does Samar often gaze as she sits beneath Red's boughs?

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