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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. How does Red describe their gender?
(a) Neither male nor female.
(b) Gender-free.
(c) Non-binary.
(d) Both male and female.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Red states that wishtrees can be found all over the world, but that there are "many in" (10) what country?

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

3. The boy named Stephen lives in a house painted what color?

4. What word is used to refer to birds such as crows, jays, magpies, and ravens?

5. Red states that many crows name themselves after their affinity for creating what type of sensory output?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which character moves forward most of the action in the novel Wishtree and how?

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

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

9. What kinds of illustrations are included in the first seven chapters of the novel and for what purpose?

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

(see the answer keys)

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