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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) Kim.
(b) Ana.
(c) Sam.
(d) Joe.

2. Why has Kim never seen her father?
(a) She is blind.
(b) He left them.
(c) He died before she was born.
(d) He is still in China.

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

4. What does Kim plant?
(a) Beans.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Eggplants.
(d) Lettuce.

5. What does Sam notice about the gardeners, in terms of location?
(a) The garden only has blacks, like the community.
(b) The garden is mixed well in terms of cultural diversity.
(c) The garden is segregated, like the community.
(d) The garden only has whites, like the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ana measure the passing time in her neighborhood?

2. What caused Ana to dig up the object she saw being burried?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the plants give Wendell hope?

5. Why does Gonzalo end up having to “babysit” his uncle?

6. Why does Leona want to plant goldenrod?

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

8. What is the “Garcia Equation”?

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

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

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