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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nora.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Curtis plant his plants?
(a) Behind the corn.
(b) In the back of Lateesha’s house.
(c) Above the ledge.
(d) In front of Lateesha’s window.

2. Why is Virgil embarrassed?
(a) His father is loud.
(b) His father is disabled.
(c) His father doesn’t know how to plant.
(d) His father plants too many plots.

3. Why does Virgil’s dad want to plant a garden?
(a) To be part of a community.
(b) To make money.
(c) To feed his family.
(d) To prove he can grow things.

4. Why does Wendell say the beans were lucky to have lived?
(a) Kim planted them too late.
(b) The ground was too dry.
(c) Kim planted them too early.
(d) The ground was too hard.

5. What does Leona take with her to see the city?
(a) A bag of garbage.
(b) A request for service.
(c) A group of people.
(d) A signed petition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many of the gardeners do in the chapter “Amir”?

2. What does Leona notice about the “vacant” lot?

3. Where did Leona grow up?

4. How old was Leona’s grandma when she died?

5. What do most of the gardeners plant?

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