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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 uncle.
(b) Gonzalo's father.
(c) Gonzalo’s family.
(d) Gonzalo’s teacher.

2. What has Tio Juan become?
(a) A man.
(b) A worker.
(c) A father.
(d) A baby.

3. How long had Kim not been tending the plants?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) Over a month.

4. What does Wendell do the following Monday?
(a) Dies.
(b) Helps Ana start a garden.
(c) Talks to Kim.
(d) Begins his own garden in the lot.

5. Why does Kim choose a place behind a refrigerator?
(a) She wants it to be seen.
(b) She wants it to be dark.
(c) She wants to be hidden.
(d) She wants it to be cold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Kim think someone might be sleeping?

3. What does Wendell do for a living?

4. Why did Gonzalo’s father make Gonzalo talk to everyone for him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Tio Juan becomes “childish” in the book?

2. What does Wendell mean when he discusses the phrase “And a little child shall lead them”?

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

4. Why does Leona want to plant goldenrod?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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