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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 reason does Virgil’s father give for planting multiple areas?
(a) He is experimenting with plants.
(b) He needs to feed his family.
(c) He pays a higher rent.
(d) He is planting for relatives.

2. By the end of the chapter “Maricela”, what is Maricela no longer praying for?
(a) New parents.
(b) The death of her child.
(c) A husband.
(d) More money.

3. What do most of the gardeners plant?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Food from their native lands.
(d) New foods to try.

4. Who does Nora ache to tell of the garden?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her children.
(d) Mr. Myles.

5. Who from the garden community speaks to Sae Young first?
(a) Leona.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Kim.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Royce and another man build in September?

2. Why does the third grade teacher go yell at someone in “Maricela”?

3. What did Lateesha do when she learned of Curtis’ other women?

4. Why did Sae Young and her husband find the business they bought in the U.S. their best option?

5. What did ancient Egyptians advise for the mad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Curtis, as he is now, in terms of his priorities.

2. Why does Virgil eventually feel pity for his father?

3. Why does Virgil’s father lie to Mrs. Fleck, and what does he say?

4. What is Curtis trying to show through the growth of the tomatoes?

5. What causes Sae Young to feel a part of the community again?

6. What does Virgil find in the ground, and what does he eventually use it for?

7. What happens to the lettuce in the chapter “Virgil”?

8. Why does Nora want to tell the tourists of the garden?

9. What is Curtis’ reaction to his tomato plants?

10. Describe what Nora does to allow Mr. Myles to garden.

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