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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 Curtis hire Royce to do?
(a) Keep an eye on Lateesha.
(b) Water his plants.
(c) Build a cage.
(d) Watch his plants.

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

3. What does the program Maricela is in help with?
(a) Nurseries and feedings.
(b) Money and education.
(c) Education and job training.
(d) Doctors and education.

4. Who is the black taxi driver that runs through the garden to water lettuce?
(a) Kim's father.
(b) Virgil’s father.
(c) Sam.
(d) Royce.

5. What does Sae Young purchase to help in Sam’s contest?
(a) Three funnels.
(b) Hoses.
(c) Garbage cans.
(d) Jugs for water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to one of the dealers at the lot in the chapter “Virgil”?

2. Why does Virgil’s dad want to plant a garden?

3. What does Nora use to allow Mr. Myles to plant?

4. How does Virgil know his mother’s father does not have a plot?

5. What does the sign Curtis creates say?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Virgil becomes angry and ashamed at his father.

2. Describe what happened to make Sae Young afraid of the world.

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

4. Explain why Curtis and Lateesha originally broke up.

5. Explain Sae Young’s life prior to her “accident”?

6. Explain what happens during the rainstorm.

7. What brings Sae Young back out into the world, and why?

8. Why does everyone in the garden want to help the girls in the chapter “Maricela”?

9. How does Leona help Maricela see things differently?

10. What is Mr. Myles’ reaction to the garden?

(see the answer keys)

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