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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Curtis see when he looks up at the end of the chapter “Curtis”?
(a) Another girl, watching him admiringly.
(b) An angel.
(c) Lateesha, watching him.
(d) His mother, smiling at him.

2. To what does Amir compare the day of the feast?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Harvest festival.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

3. What speech impediment does Royce have?
(a) He is mute.
(b) A cleft palate.
(c) A stutter.
(d) A lisp.

4. Who does Maricela see in the garden?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Fleck.
(c) Mrs. Jamison.
(d) Mrs. Rokke.

5. What does Curtis grow for Lateesha?
(a) Beans.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Onions.
(d) Tomatoes.

6. Where is Amir from?
(a) India.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Iran.
(d) Turkey.

7. What praise does the Italian woman give to Amir?
(a) She likes his accent.
(b) She finds him attractive.
(c) She compliments his family.
(d) She admires his eggplants.

8. What does Royce and another man build in September?
(a) A shelter.
(b) A birdhouse.
(c) A barbecue.
(d) A house.

9. What is Curtis’ point in growing his specific plants?
(a) He can provide for Lateesha.
(b) He can learn to grow things.
(c) He wants the attention.
(d) He isn’t just muscles.

10. What does Mr. Myles command with a wave of his arm?
(a) Nora to enter the garden.
(b) Nora to turn off the television.
(c) Nora to tear down the poster.
(d) Nora to continue past the garden.

11. What happened during the big storm in “Maricela”?
(a) The building caught fire.
(b) The power went out.
(c) The garden was destroyed.
(d) The garden flooded.

12. What do many of the gardeners do in the chapter “Amir”?
(a) Riot.
(b) Hide their food.
(c) Sell their food.
(d) Give away their foods.

13. What does the Mexican family do that entices others?
(a) Roast a pig.
(b) Leave their garden.
(c) Give away vegetables.
(d) Start a fight.

14. What reason does Virgil’s father give for planting multiple areas?
(a) He is planting for relatives.
(b) He needs to feed his family.
(c) He is experimenting with plants.
(d) He pays a higher rent.

15. Who created the Biceps R Us nickname?
(a) Lateesha.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Yevonne.
(d) Kim

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virgil’s father do in America?

2. What does Virgil’s father promise he will buy?

3. Why did Sae Young and her husband find the business they bought in the U.S. their best option?

4. What does Virgil do with the item he found in the lot?

5. What does Nora use to allow Mr. Myles to plant?

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