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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 Leona know about complaining to officials?
(a) She is a parole officer.
(b) She is a nun.
(c) She has two kids in a dangerous high school.
(d) She has a child with special needs.

2. Gonzalo says Tio Juan recognizes the seeds like what?
(a) Family.
(b) Seeds at home.
(c) Old friends.
(d) Children.

3. What does Kim hope will happen in the photo at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her brother will walk.
(b) Her mother will speak.
(c) Her father’s eyes will move.
(d) Her sister will move.

4. What does Sam note about the trash in the lot?
(a) People continue to use the lot as a trash can.
(b) The problem has been eliminated.
(c) The gardeners throw their trash in the lot.
(d) The lot is now cleaned weekly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Kim not been tending the plants?

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

3. How did Gonzalo learn English?

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

5. Who frightens Wendell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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