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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. Red is located nearby what type of institution?
(a) A university.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A high school.
(d) An elementary school.

2. According to Red, all sugar maple trees go by what name?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Maple.

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

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

5. 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 swim.
(c) To fly.
(d) To slither.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Red declares to the reader that Samar's first wish is the first wish anyone has undertaken in how long?

5. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss one major conflict present within your reading of the novel Wishtree so far.

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

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

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

10. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

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