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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. The police and Francesca all agree that the word "LEAVE" (49) carved into Red's trunk is a what?
(a) A threat.
(b) A wish.
(c) A prank.
(d) A joke.

2. What kind of creature is Harold?
(a) A duck.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) An owl.
(d) A fox.

3. What is NOT a problem Francesca mentions in relation to Red's existence?
(a) The mess created by fallen acorns.
(b) The mess created by fallen leaves.
(c) The destruction of the sidewalk.
(d) The mess created by the Wishing Day tradition.

4. What keeps Samar from touching the word that is carved into Red's trunk, though she reaches out to do so?
(a) Chain-link fencing.
(b) A car whizzing by.
(c) A dog running past.
(d) Yellow caution tape around stakes.

5. What happens to cause Stephen to run home after he and Samar hear Red speak aloud?
(a) His mother calls him.
(b) The bus appears down the street.
(c) His father calls him.
(d) His grandmother calls him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT named by Red as being part of "the crow version of a smile" (113)?

2. What is Flash's full name?

3. In what year did Maeve arrive in Red's neighborhood?

4. What action does Red take when Bongo finally laughs at one of her lame jokes?

5. What is NOT an example of a crepuscular creature, according to Red?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Red characterize the very first wish that was ever made upon Red's branches?

2. What does the reader learn about Maeve in Chapter 31?

3. What reasons does Francesca cite for wanting to have Red chopped down?

4. Who ultimately gets Samar's wish untied from Red's branch and how is the task performed?

5. What name did Maeve give to the child she found in Red's hollow and why?

6. In what way did a small fraction of people react to Maeve's named wish?

7. In what way does the ticking clock motif emerge within the narrative of wishtree?

8. How does Red describe the "crow version of a smile" (113)?

9. Compare and contrast the ways in which Bongo and Red feel about a plan to help Samar.

10. How does Francesca's delivery of her announcement about Red differ from previous times when she has threatened to have Red cut down?

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