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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. On the first day of what month every year do people come to visit Red?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) June.
(d) May.

2. Red states that what kind of animals name themselves upon the completion of their first flight?
(a) Ostriches.
(b) Robins.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Crows.

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

4. What is NOT a phrase Bongo can say aloud?
(a) Chip, please.
(b) Bongo wants a cracker.
(c) No way.
(d) You rock.

5. Red states that they always let everyone know that taking what action against one's neighbors will not be tolerated?
(a) Lying to them.
(b) Insulting them.
(c) Eating them.
(d) Cheating them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a sound that Bongo can mimic?

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

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

5. Red reports that Samar uses a whisper to wish for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Applegate spend so much time discussing the naming of the species?

2. What examples does Red provide when claiming that "There's a lot of give-and-take in nature" (25)?

3. How does Red surmise that the carving by the lanky boy is "meant to hurt" (43)?

4. What elements of magical realism are present within the narrative of Wishtree?

5. What connections does Red make between the two species of humans and trees?

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

7. What negative effects does it have upon a tree to carve into it, according to Red?

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

9. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

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

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