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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. What does Gonzalo hope as he helps Tio Juan?
(a) That no one sees him.
(b) That Tio Juan is happy.
(c) That everyone notices.
(d) That Tio Juan knows what he is doing.

2. How did the plants survive the cold?
(a) They didn't; they died.
(b) The refrigerator bounced back heat.
(c) Beans are cold weather plants.
(d) Kim heated them.

3. What does Ana use to dig?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A butter knife.
(c) Her cane.
(d) Her hands.

4. What does Leona do that hurries things along with the city?
(a) She opens the garbage bag in the office.
(b) She has the petition signed.
(c) She has the mayor with her.
(d) She begins to have the group chant.

5. What does Sam note at the end of his Chapter about the garden?
(a) It is turning from Cleveland into Eden.
(b) It is turning from Eden back into Cleveland.
(c) It is a waste of time.
(d) It is a safe haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ana see burying something from her window?

2. Where is Kim from?

3. Why does Kim choose a place behind a refrigerator?

4. What does Kim hope will happen in the photo at the beginning of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ana purchase binoculars at the end of the chapter titled “Ana”?

5. How does gardening help Tio Juan in the chapter “Gonzalo”?

6. Why does Leona want to plant goldenrod?

7. Kim mentions crying for a different reason than her sisters. What does she mean by this?

8. How do the plants give Wendell hope?

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

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

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