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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maricela pray for?

2. Why is Maricela having a difficult time in life?

3. What does Curtis begin to worry about?

4. To what does Amir compare the day of the feast?

5. What does Curtis hire Royce to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amir learn about his misconceptions of cultures?

2. Explain why Curtis and Lateesha originally broke up.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Leona help Maricela see things differently?

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

9. Explain what Curtis does to thwart off the thieves.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Ana and Amir. What are their similarities? What are their differences? How do these characters lead readers to different lessons pertaining to the power of human kind?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the characters mention fighting a number of stereotypes. Choose three characters from the book, and explain how their lives have been impacted by the stereotypes either about them, held by others, or held by them about others. How do these stereotypes damage their relationships with others? What, if anything, changes them in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Florence notes that the first gardeners were the pioneers, the original Seedfolks. Over time, how has the area changed, according to her stories? What do landlords begin to do? How did Sam’s watering efforts lead to a permanent solution? What has changed with the soil? What has been the lasting effect of the garden on the society as a whole?

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