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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. Who calls Wendell to their apartment?
(a) Ana.
(b) Sam.
(c) Joe.
(d) Kim.

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

3. How does Leona prepare for a day of calling the government?
(a) She exercises.
(b) She bakes a cake.
(c) She drinks water and listens to music.
(d) She writes a letter first.

4. What does Ana find when she digs something up?
(a) A locket.
(b) Drugs.
(c) A bean plant.
(d) Money.

5. Where does Gonzalo find Tio Juan?
(a) Behind the store.
(b) In front of the store.
(c) The vacant lot.
(d) At home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam note is a hobby of his?

2. What did Leona’s grandma lay on the graves of her physicians?

3. What is Tio Juan doing when Gonzalo finds him?

4. What does mother purchase for Tio Juan?

5. What does Ana use to dig?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ana describe her neighborhood in terms of the cultures within it?

2. What does Gonzalo learn about his equation by the end of the chapter “Gonzalo”?

3. Why does Kim’s family keep a photo of their father at an alter?

4. What are Leona’s experiences with calling the city?

5. Why do you think Ana attempts to correct her mistake?

6. Describe the bottle incident, and Sam’s fears.

7. Why does Kim plant beans in the vacant lot?

8. Why do you think Ana is so suspicious of Kim?

9. What is the cultural problem Sam finds about the lot?

10. At the end of this chapter “Sam,” why does Sam claim the garden is a reflection of Cleveland?

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