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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree that lives in Los Angeles insists on being called Karma?

2. On the first day of what month every year do people come to visit Red?

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

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

5. Where does Bongo keep her secret stash of objects?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is ironic about the expression on the lanky boy's face as he defaces Red's trunk?

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

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

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

9. What happens every year on Wishing Day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Applegate’s message within the novel Wishtree regarding the idea of personal responsibility.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of tolerance within Wishtree. What is Applegate’s message regarding tolerance and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from Wishtree, such as the pink cloth, the screwdriver, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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