Q 01/05

In Wishtree, the narrator Red shelters animal families in its hollows and is which kind of tree?

A) Maple

B) Oak

C) Elm

D) Birch

Answer · why

B) Oak

Oak is the answer: Red is a northern red oak, a species Katherine Applegate picked because it is common, so young readers could spot one growing near ...

Q 02/05

Bongo, Red's sharp-tongued companion in Wishtree, is which kind of bird known for using tools?

A) Raven

B) Magpie

C) Crow

D) Starling

Answer · why

C) Crow

Crow is correct, and Bongo shows how clever her kind can be: she mimics voices and sounds, and even tries a tool when a stubborn knot defeats her beak...

Q 03/05

In Wishtree, newcomer Samar slips out to Red after dark and whispers a wish for what?

A) A friend

B) A puppy

C) A new house

D) A baby sister

Answer · why

A) A friend

A friend is all Samar asks for, and her wish pushes Red to act for once instead of only watching, hatching plans with Bongo to bring her and the boy n...

Q 04/05

Which message is carved into Red's trunk in Wishtree as a threat to Samar's family?

A) GO HOME

B) KEEP OUT

C) NO MORE

D) LEAVE

Answer · why

D) LEAVE

LEAVE is the word cut into the bark, and it puts Red in danger too: owner Francesca decides the carving is one more reason to have the old tree cut do...

Q 05/05

Wishing Day in Wishtree, when neighbors tie hopes to Red, falls on the first day of which month?

A) April

B) June

C) May

D) March

Answer · why

C) May

May opens with Wishing Day, and the custom began with Maeve, who tied the very first wish to Red long before Samar's family arrived.