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Seedfolks book review and literary devices
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1
Literary Element:
Seedfolks
includes stories told from 13 different perspectives.
characterization
point of view
conflict
background
2
During what stage of the writing process does a graphic organizer help a writer?
editing
publishing
revising
prewriting
3
Which of the following quotes reveals the most about Kim?
"After much work, I finished one hole."
"I would show him that I was his daughter."
"Here in Cleveland people call it spring."
"I took out my spoon and began to dig"
4
"And a child shall lead them" refers to which character?
Ana
Florence
Kim
Leona
5
"but just to be near people feel good, like next to fire in winter" is an example of
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
6
A theme found in Seedfolks is
lettuce is hard to grow
People naturally mistrust strangers.
Even without a common language, people can get along
It takes a community to make a garden
7
Which of the following is the best example of a
Level 2 Question?
Which character changed the most during this story?
What is your favorite hobby?
How many narrators are there in Seedfolks?
What is the name of the street the characters live on?
8
What discarded item helps Kim's beans grow?
a monster truck
a washing machine
a refrigerator
a car tire
9
I hardly recognized Miss Fleck in jeans. She was tall and even blacker than my father.
Thoughts and Feelings
Physical Description
Other's Reactions
Words and Actions
10
Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the sensory detail of
touch
?
He worked the soil until it flowed through fingers like silk
people working, a robin singing out strong all the while
I crossed to join them like a cat who smells herring.
I start up conversations in lines and on the bus.
11
Gonzalo moved to Cleveland from what country?
Guatemala
Honduras
Brazil
Mexico
12
Which quote reveals the most about Sam?
"I smiled back ... that's my occupation."
"I hadn't had a garden since I was a kid."
"I was seventy-eight to be exact."
"So I hired a teenager."
13
Who says, "I used to try to patch up the whole world"?
Florence
Virgil's dad
Sam
Leona
14
Which quote reveals the most about Maricela's character?
"Three of us from my high school got into the program."
"I used to be really, really hot."
"The rest of us called working there the Chain Gang."
"I'm a Mexican, pregnant sixteen year old, so shoot me."
15
What gave Maricela hope?
plans to go to college
seeing the plants grow
having extra vegetables to eat
saying goodbye to her family
16
Literary Element: Many characters come from families that immigrated to America.
point of view
background
conflict
setting
17
Why didn't Virgil get the bicycle he wanted?
He wanted a videogame instead.
He was too lazy to work.
The lettuce wilted, so there was no money for it.
His brother got it instead.
18
Which quote reveals the most about Curtis?
"She was looking for a husband."
"There was her face, staring down at the sign."
"Can't help being born with this body."
"I could have banged their heads together...but I didn't."
19
Identify the sentence that uses correct punctuation for a direct quote.
- The first year was the hardest.
“That very first year was the hardest,” Florence said.
Florence said that the first year was the hardest.
“That very first year was the hardest”, Florence said.
20
Which character was born in Vietnam?
Ana
Kim
Sae Young
Amir
21
"He was a salmon traveling upstream" is an example of
personification
simile
metaphor
onomatopeia
22
Leona convinces the city government to clean up the garbage-filled lot
.
character vs society
character vs character
character vs fate
character vs nature
23
Interpret how garbage bags are used as a symbol in
Seedfolks
not all are welcome or trusted
this area of Cleveland is only valued by locals
difficult but worth the effort
when gathered and collected it brings life to garden
24
What problems does Sam speak of?
People are still throwing garbage into the lot.
all of the above
the gardeners have difficuly watering the plants.
the garden is divided by race
25
Which of the following ideas from
Seedfolks
best represents the theme of
communication
?
The garden reminds Amir of his family’s Persian rug.
The garden reminds Sam of the Garden of Eden.
Sam shares stories with people to make them smile.
Everyone in the garden shares and gives away their produce.
26
What is an external conflict Royce is dealing with?
He does not get along with the gardeners.
His dad beats him.
He hates working in the garden.
He is homeless.
27
She saw the lot transform from a pile of trash to a beautiful garden.
Curtis's symbol: tomatoes
Virgil's symbol: locket
Florence's symbol: change
Wendell's symbol: shovel
28
Garbage was dropped off by people who think we’re such slobs we won’t mind another load of junk
Language and Communication
Betrayal
Stereotypes
Hard work
29
It turns his life around like the dirt in the ground.
Sae Young's symbol: funel
Florence's symbol: change
Virgil's symbol: locket
Wendell's symbol: shovel
30
growth, change, new life
Wendell's symbol: shovel
Maricela's symbol: pregnancy
Amir's symbol: eggplant
Florence's symbol: change
31
What did Ana think the Korean girl might be planting in the garden?
flowers
her diary
pumpkins
drugs
32
The girl was hiding in the closet, but her mother believed she had left with her dad.
Third Person Limited POV
First Person POV
Second Person POV
Third Person Omniscient POV
33
How do the characters overcome language barriers?
drawing
two of the above
hand signals
smiling
34
In which part of a short story is the conflict revealed?
denouement
Rising Action
Climax
Exposition
35
Whose family hails from Haiti?
Sam
Wendell
Curtis
Virgil
36
Waiting for the snow to melt is like waiting for a glacier to move.
This sentence uses metaphor.
This sentence does not use any figurative language.
This sentence uses simile.
This sentence uses personification.
37
What do the flower seeds make Mr. Myles remember?
family vacations
his childhood backyard
we'll never know
his mother's garden
38
Which is NOT an external conflict Sae Young had to deal with?
death of husband
Being robbed and beaten
Fear of other people
Buying funnels for the water bucket
39
Gardening boring? Never! It has suspense and tragedy – a soap opera growing out of the ground.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Sensory language related to smell
40
Identify which level of question this is: Who did Curtis hope to impress by growing tomatoes?
Level 2: Asks for opinions about the story.
Level 3: Asks for connections with the story.
Level 1: Asks for facts about the story.
41
Which characters make new friends because of a rainstorm?
Virgil and his dad
Maricela and her friends
Nora and Mr. Myles
the tomatoes and the eggplant
42
How does Tio Juan change in Gonzalo's chapter?
He learns English to communicate with the gardeners.
He learns to plant seeds after many tries.
He grows more mature through his changes.
He feels more useful after planting seeds.
43
Transition: I’m talking about that first year, before there were spigots and hoses.
talking
before
were
and
44
Nora's symbol: scent of flowers
awakening of the senses
growth, change, new life
hope and the goddess of plants
leading the way
45
Was Leona right to bring a bag of garbage to the Public Health Department?
Level 2 Question
Level 1 Question
Level 3 Question
46
Part of story that contains the final outcome, where events from the story are untangled
exposition
climax
rising action
denouement
47
Who admits, "I would have been in the garden if it weren't for this arthritis in my hands"?
Sae Young
Sam
Florence
Tio Juan
48
When I saw they had little gardens going, I said to myself, I’ll plant me a patch of goldenrod
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Second Person
49
Sunshine glinting, leaves sparkling, no color but white as far as the eye can see?
touch
sound
taste
sight
50
What is Maricela's internal conflict?
She cannot decide what to plant.
She does not want to be pregnant.
Her parents kicked her out of the house.
She is in love with Gonzalo.
51
School janitors take too much bossing all week to listen to an extra helping on weekends.
man vs nature
man vs man
man vs himself
bad vs bad
52
Virgil’s father keeps losing lettuce to insects and learns he's planted in the wrong season.
character vs character
character vs fate
character vs nature
character vs self
53
What is the setting of
Seedfolks
?
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cleveland
New York
54
The locket Virgil found symbolizes
his desire for a bike
his frustration toward his father
things without value
the Greek goddess of crops
55
Interpret how rain is used as a symbol in
Seedfolks
when gathered and collected it brings life to garden
not everyone is welcome or trusted
area only valued by locals
it's hard work, but it's worth it
56
What kind of job did Wendell have?
school janitor
teacher
storekeeper
bus driver
57
Which character tries really hard never to make assumptions based on race?
Maricela
Amir
Kim
Curtis
58
Which quote reveals the most about Leona?
"Mama believed in doctors, but not Granny."
"The smells enough to curl up a crocodile's nose."
"Then I studied all the trash on the ground."
"I had to make myself real to 'em."
59
His eyes gained back some of their life. He weeded and watered with great concentration.
communication
man and the natural world
family
community
60
What was Sae Young's idea to get water into smaller containers?
she bought a bucket
she made holes in the rainbarrel.
she bought 3 funnetls
she bought a new hose
61
What do Virgil and his dad grow in the garden?
lettuce
daisies
Christmas trees
cantaloupes
62
Which character grows goldenrod?
Mr. Myles
Leona
Nora
Gonzalo
63
When you crack an egg, it is important that you tap the egg hard enough to break the shell.
First Person POV
Third Person Omniscient POV
Third Person Limited POV
Second Person POV
64
One day a bottle came down, like a meteor. A man picked it up and threw it back.
others' reactions
thoughts and feelings
words and actions
physical description
65
"If you're a teenager the whole world hates you" is an example of
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
personification
