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

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

3. Who actually owns the lot?
(a) The county.
(b) The city.
(c) The building owner.
(d) The U.S. Government.

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

5. What does Kim wonder about her father?
(a) If his spirit knows her.
(b) If he is alive.
(c) If he can see her.
(d) If he misses her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gonzalo learn English?

2. What is the “Garcia Equation”?

3. Why does Leona know about complaining to officials?

4. How does Leona prepare for a day of calling the government?

5. Who cleans out the lot at the beginning of the chapter “Sam”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Leona want to plant goldenrod?

3. What is the “Garcia Equation”?

4. How do the plants give Wendell hope?

5. How does the chapter “Wendell” begin to show that words are not necessary to bring cultures together?

6. Why do you think Kim wants to remain hidden when she plants?

7. What is the problem with water in the lot, and how does Sam deal with it?

8. What were Leona’s grandmother’s experiences with doctors?

9. Do you think Ana was right to go dig up something she thought was trouble?

10. What tragedies has Wendell experienced, and what are the effects on his life?

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