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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 happens to one of the dealers at the lot in the chapter “Virgil”?
(a) A rat runs up his leg.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is shot.
(d) A mouse bites him.

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

3. Why does Royce sleep in the garden?
(a) He is an orphan.
(b) He is homeless.
(c) His father is abusive.
(d) He steals the food to eat.

4. Why does Virgil’s dad want to plant a garden?
(a) To be part of a community.
(b) To feed his family.
(c) To make money.
(d) To prove he can grow things.

5. Who created the Biceps R Us nickname?
(a) Yevonne.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Lateesha.
(d) Kim

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the garden remind Amir of?

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

3. Who does Nora ache to tell of the garden?

4. What reason does Virgil’s father give for planting multiple areas?

5. Where is Amir from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the point of the program for teen mothers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Sam’s contest, and the winning idea.

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