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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. Red says that most people who visit them are kind folks who are careful not to take what action?
2. Red accuses humans of being "not very" (21) what?
3. What color is the handle of the tool used by the lanky boy when he carves into Red's trunk?
4. According to Red, what percentage of a fully grown tree is actually alive at any given moment?
5. On which part of Samar's body does Bongo begin to sit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Red explains that hollows in trees occur for all sorts of reasons. Name five.
2. How do Red and Bongo act as character foils for one another?
3. What negative effects does it have upon a tree to carve into it, according to Red?
4. Discuss one major conflict present within your reading of the novel Wishtree so far.
5. For what reason does Red call Samar a "visitor" (27)?
6. At what three sights does Samar often gaze as she sits beneath Red's boughs?
7. In what parts of the world do people observe a tradition involving a wishing tree?
8. For what reason does Applegate spend so much time discussing the naming of the species?
9. How is the theme of tranquility included within Red's introduction of Samar to the reader?
10. What connections does Red make between the two species of humans and trees?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Applegate’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Wishtree.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Wishtree from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Wishtree and one of the novel's main messages. How does Applegate make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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