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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. Why does Wendell say the beans were lucky to have lived?
(a) The ground was too hard.
(b) The ground was too dry.
(c) Kim planted them too late.
(d) Kim planted them too early.

2. How does Ana measure the passing time in her neighborhood?
(a) By the length of grass in the yard.
(b) By the amount of garbage in the lot.
(c) By the race and heritage of people moving in and out.
(d) By the price of her rent.

3. How does Sam get people to open up?
(a) He asks about their pets.
(b) He smiles at them.
(c) He has a counseling office.
(d) He asks about their children.

4. What does Leona take with her to see the city?
(a) A group of people.
(b) A request for service.
(c) A bag of garbage.
(d) A signed petition.

5. What problem does Sam complain of, in terms of water?
(a) There isn’t any in the lot.
(b) Water for the lot is expensive.
(c) The lot floods.
(d) The faucets in the lot need repair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leona notice about the “vacant” lot?

2. What does Leona do that hurries things along with the city?

3. How did Gonzalo learn English?

4. What does Kim plant?

5. What does Sam try to do in the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Kim wonder about whether her father sees her?

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

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

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

9. Why does Leona decide she needs to do something about the lot?

10. How does Leona finally convince the city officials to meet with her?

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