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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose picture is Kim staring at during the opening of the book?
(a) Her sister's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her brother's.
(d) Her father's.

2. What happens when Leona tries calling around?
(a) She is given the run around.
(b) She becomes annoyed.
(c) She gives up.
(d) She is immediately given answers.

3. How does Ana measure the passing time in her neighborhood?
(a) By the price of her rent.
(b) By the race and heritage of people moving in and out.
(c) By the length of grass in the yard.
(d) By the amount of garbage in the lot.

4. What did Leona’s grandma lay on the graves of her physicians?
(a) Goldenrod.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Iron pills.
(d) Nutmeg.

5. Who is Garcia?
(a) Gonzalo’s family.
(b) Gonzalo’s teacher.
(c) Gonzalo's uncle.
(d) Gonzalo's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wendell realize about the plants?

2. Why does Kim choose a place behind a refrigerator?

3. What does Wendell do to show the person who frightened him that he means well?

4. What does Ana blame for the loss of population?

5. Why does Kim plant something?

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