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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 criticism does Bongo make about Red's personality?
(a) Too pessimistic.
(b) Too optimistic.
(c) Too selfish.
(d) Too greedy.

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

3. What tool does the lanky boy use in order to carve into Red's trunk?
(a) An axe.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A knife.
(d) A screwdriver.

4. Red states that many crows name themselves after their affinity for creating what type of sensory output?
(a) Tastes.
(b) Smells.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Sights.

5. Who wishes Samar a good morning when Stephen fails to do so?
(a) Samar's mother.
(b) Bongo.
(c) Red.
(d) Samar's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which part of Samar's body does Bongo begin to sit?

2. Red states that generally, when a person affixes an object to Red, they also take what action at the same time?

3. What kind of creature is Red's best friend Bongo?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Red explains that hollows in trees occur for all sorts of reasons. Name five.

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

7. Describe Red's several hollows, explaining their origins and their benefits.

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

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

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

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