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Seedfolks Comprehension Ch. 1-7
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Why did Virgil's dad want to plant lettuce?
His mom loves lettuce and he wants to honor her
It is his favorite food.
To sell and make money
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Kentucky grows a lot of ______ and raises a lot of _______
Rice, Pigs
Tobacco, Cattle
barley, bulls
3
An interesting fact about Guatemala is that....
There are 60 official languages.
They have a wonderful education system.
School is free but only required for 6 years.
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Why doesn't Wendell like it when the phone rings?
His wife is always calling him at a bad time.
It wakes him up when he is trying to sleep.
The landlord is trying to get him to pay his rent.
It usually means something bad has happened.
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Where does Seedfolks take place?
Kentucky
Italy
Cleveland, Ohio
Georgia
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Why did Ana say, "Why do I need a TV?"
Because she has 48 apartment windows to look into.
Because she could plant herself a garden.
Because she can just play on the computer.
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Who is the author of this book?
Paul Fleischman
Seedfolks
Judy Pederson
Newberry Medal
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Sam practices _____________
Atheism
Judaism
Buddhism
Catholicism
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Which character had their wife and son die?
Wendell
Sam
Gonzalo
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What mode of transportation did Virgil's dad drive for a living in Haiti? And now?
bus, limo
bus, taxi
van, taxi
He didn't know how to drive.
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Where is Romania?
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
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Empty
Populated
Occupied
Vacant
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To grow or develop well or vigorously
Mature
To wilt
Digress
To thrive
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How is the garden a copy of the neighborhood at first?
It is segregated
There are a lot of different animals.
Everyone mixes and talks to each other.
It is a great area.
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How does Leona affect the course of the story?
She wants people to stop gardening in the lot.
She becomes friends with everyone and tries to make peace.
She takes action and gets the city to clean up the garbage.
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Why did Ana call Wendell when he was sleeping?
Because she needed to borrow something.
Because a man dumped trash in the garden.
Because she saw Kim digging in the dirt.
Because the plants were dying.
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Highly structured short tale often using a frame story to unify the tales around a common theme
Novella
Picture book
Short Story
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To become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease
Wilt
Haul
Strengthen
Disperse
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Georgia grows half of the nations__________
Corn
Coffee beans
Goldenrod
peanuts
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Haiti is in the
Caribbean
Northern part of Eurpoe
The U.S.
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Monotheistic means that you worship _________
one God
The Earth
multiple Gods
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Why did the lettuce crop fail?
It was too cold.
It was too hot.
They watered them too much.
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I went to the store.
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
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How did Ana feel when she realized what Kim was actually burying?
regretful
determined
mad
excited
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What helped Gonzalo's uncle begin to feel useful again?
He could work in the garden.
He could run a mile.
He could speak English.
He found a job.
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What did Sam do for a living?
He worked on wall street
He tried to settle disputes peacefully.
He was a wrestler.
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What is point of view?
Narrative Perspective
The purpose of the text
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Where is Vietnam?
North America
Asia
Australia
Europe
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What is Garcia's Equation?
The older you are, the younger you get when you move to U.S.
Don't catch your chickens before they hatch.
2+2=4
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How do the Vietnamese worship their ancestors?
Through a traditional death altar with gifts and incense.
By chanting
By singing songs
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To leave behind
Retire
Abandon
Invite
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To bite or chew with your teeth
Grope
Tear
Gnaw
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Why did Kim start the garden?
She doesn't really care.
She wanted her father's spirit to watch her.
She is the youngest child.
She likes snacks.
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How did Wendell's son die?
He killed himself.
He was shot.
He had cancer.
He didn't have a son. It was his daughter.
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Voice can be described as
Attitude
The author
Personality/Style
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What did Ana think Kim was burying?
drugs, money, or a gun
carrot seeds
her dog that had died
a dead body
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Gibb street is in a ______ class neighborhood.
upscale
working
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Who were the first 3 people to work in the garden (in the correct order)?
Kim, Ana, Wendell
Gonzalo, Leona, Kim
Sam, Ana, Virgil
Ana, Kim, Wendell
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What did Ana say she has watched out of her window?
escaped zoo animals
history
fruit-sellers
none of the choices
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What is the Genre of Seedfolks?
Autobiography
Non-Fiction
Novella
Novel
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What Point of View is Seedfolks written from?
Multiple first person perspectives
3rd person omniscent
2nd person
