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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the radishes?
(a) They die of disease.
(b) They are under-watered.
(c) An animal wipes them out.
(d) They are over-watered.

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

3. What is Nora’s cultural heritage?
(a) She is Russian.
(b) She is British.
(c) She is Italian.
(d) She is Chinese.

4. Why did Sae Young and her husband find the business they bought in the U.S. their best option?
(a) It didn’t take much money to start.
(b) It was close to home.
(c) They didn’t have to speak English well.
(d) They were paid a higher wage.

5. How did Sae Young’s husband die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) He was shot.
(d) Diabetes.

6. What does Amir find himself doing with Royce and another?
(a) Saving a kitten.
(b) Selling produce.
(c) Chasing a purse thief.
(d) Starting a shelter.

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

8. What does the sign Curtis creates say?
(a) Curtis's house.
(b) Lateesha’s Tomatoes.
(c) Curtis's tomatoes.
(d) Curtis's garden.

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

10. Why does everyone give Maricela advice?
(a) She is black.
(b) She is malnurished.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is disabled.

11. What does Leona tell Maricela that makes her think differently?
(a) That she is part of a natural system.
(b) That she is pretty.
(c) That she shouldn't be ashamed.
(d) That she is wrong to be pregnant.

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

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

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

15. What begins to happen to Curtis’ plants?
(a) They begin to be stolen.
(b) They begin to overgrow.
(c) They begin to sell well.
(d) They begin to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the black taxi driver that runs through the garden to water lettuce?

2. Who from the garden community speaks to Sae Young first?

3. What does Sae Young purchase to help in Sam’s contest?

4. What was Lateesha always talking about?

5. What excuse does the Italian woman give for her previous rudeness to Amir?

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