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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. When is Lou Ann's child due?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Eight months.

2. In addition to the doctor's comment about Turtle's health, he discovers something else after reading her X-rays. What does he find?
(a) Turtle has scoliosis.
(b) Turtle is missing a rib.
(c) Turtle has "failure to launch".
(d) Turtle has "failure to thrive".

3. What is the profession of Bobby Bingo's son?
(a) Shoe salesman.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Car salesman.

4. What does Taylor confess to Mattie in Chapter 3?
(a) That she has run away from home.
(b) That she is an ex-convict.
(c) That she cannot afford new tires.
(d) That she has stolen Turtle.

5. For whom was Roosevelt Park named?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Delano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lou Ann wave to her mother and grandmother?

2. Where does Chapter 3 take place?

3. Why does Granny Logan want to baptize Dwayne Ray in specific water?

4. What makes Esteban stop his car abruptly?

5. How many days does Taylor work at the Burger Derby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bildungsroman is a literary genre that is the coming of age story. In what way do you believe that The Bean Trees could be classified as a bildungsroman?

2. What is Lou Ann reading at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

3. Is Taylor an independent person? Explain.

4. Why does Mattie toss the canister at Taylor in Chapter 6?

5. Describe the conditions a Red Hot Mama's salsa factory. Does Lou Ann like this job?

6. Describe Taylor's first meeting with Lou Ann.

7. Explain the situation that takes place in the law office.

8. What is Lou Ann's reaction to the adoption situation that takes place in Chapter 13?

9. How does Taylor obtain newspapers?

10. What does the social worker, Cynthia, tell Taylor in Chapter 13?

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