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1
The locket Virgil found symbolizes
Greek goddess of crops
his frustration toward his father
things without value
his desire for a bike
2
Why didn't Virgil get the bicycle he wanted?
He was too lazy to work.
The lettuce wilted, so there was no money for it.
He wanted a videogame instead.
His brother got it instead.
3
Who says, "I used to try to patch up the whole world"?
Virgil's dad
Sam
Florence
Leona
4
Which quote reveals the most about Amir's character?
"Soon all the mother's were trying to feed him."
"Here...a million crabs living in a million crevices."
"The object in America is to avoid contact."
"I realized how useless everything I had heard about Poles."
5
Gonzalo moved to Cleveland from what country?
Honduras
Guatemala
Mexico
Brazil
6
Whose family hails from Haiti?
Curtis
Virgil
Sam
Wendell
7
Which quote reveals the most about Maricela's character?
"Three of us from my high school got into the program."
"I'm a Mexican, pregnant sixteen year old, so shoot me."
"The rest of us called working there the Chain Gang."
"I used to be really, really hot."
8
What kinds of fences show up in the community garden?
white picket fences
yellow police tape
no fences here, folks
chicken wire and barbed wire
9
Which is NOT an external conflict Sae Young had to deal with?
death of husband
Being robbed and beaten
Buying funnels for the water bucket
Fear of other people
10
Who says, "If you're a pregnant teenager, people think you should be burned at the stake"?
Maricela
Ana
Nora
Kim
11
What gave Maricela hope?
saying goodbye to her family
plans to go to college
having extra vegetables to eat
seeing the plants grow
12
Which famous garden does Sam compare the Gibb Street garden to?
Versailles Gardens
Garden of Eden
Kew Garden
Kensington Gardens
13
"If you're a teenager the whole world hates you" is an example of
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
14
What types of family relationships do we find in
Seedfolks
?
fathers and sons
grandmothers and granddaughters
uncles and nephews
all different types
15
What does Curtis plant to impress Lateesha?
Pumpkins
Roses
Lettuce
Beefsteak Tomatoes
16
Which quote reveals the most about Florence?
"So I try to take a walk everyday."
"Be not solitary. Be not idle."
"He was watching the gardeners, like TV.'
"I was proud of the garden, as if it were mine."
17
Which of the following quotes reveals the most about Ana?
"I thought about calling the police."
"Now I see families from Mexico and Cambodia."
"...I knew I'd have to did it up before she did."
"That afternoon I bought some binoculars."
18
What is the setting of
Seedfolks
?
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Indianapolis
19
Which quote reveals the most about Curtis?
"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."
"She was looking for a husband."
20
"He was a salmon traveling upstream" is an example of
onomatopeia
simile
metaphor
personification
21
A theme found in Seedfolks is
Even without a common language, people can get along
lettuce is hard to grow
It takes a community to make a garden
People naturally mistrust strangers.
22
Who declares, "That lettuce was like having a new baby in the family"?
Nora
Virgil
Kim
Amir
23
Who says, "That afternoon I bought some binoculars"?
Ana
Florence
Wendell
Curtis
24
How does Tio Juan change in Gonzalo's chapter?
He feels more useful after planting seeds.
He learns to plant seeds after many tries.
He learns English to communicate with the gardeners.
He grows more mature through his changes.
25
"but just to be near people feel good, like next to fire in winter" is an example of
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
26
What do the flower seeds make Mr. Myles remember?
family vacations
his childhood backyard
we'll never know
his mother's garden
27
What do Virgil and his dad grow in the garden?
cantaloupes
lettuce
daisies
Christmas trees
28
How does Wendell help the garden?
He buys fence.
He tells Ana to mind her own business.
He goes to City Hall.
He helps Kim's plants survive.
29
"And a child shall lead them" refers to which character?
Ana
Kim
Leona
Florence
30
Why was it important for Kim to plant seeds?
She needed more friends after her husband died.
She wanted to start a community garden.
She wanted to make her father proud.
Her family needed the food.
31
Which quote reveals the most about Sam?
"So I hired a teenager."
"I hadn't had a garden since I was a kid."
"I smiled back ... that's my occupation."
"I was seventy-eight to be exact."
32
What does Kim plant in honor of her father?
black beans
lima beans
split peas
watermelon seeds
33
Who is Ana?
An old Romanian woman who doesn't like change
a homeless person sleeping in the lot
a middle aged black woman who fights to clean up the lot
caretaker of an elderly man
34
How does Leona help the garden?
She brings her classroom to learn about gardening.
She shows her children how to protect the plants.
She advertises the benefits of the garden.
She fights for the garden to be cleaned up.
35
Which character tries really hard never to make assumptions based on race?
Curtis
Maricela
Kim
Amir
36
What piece of garbage does Virgil discover in the garden?
a locket
diamond earrings
knitting needles
a beret
37
What kind of job did Sam have before?
cab driver
banker
store owner
worked to promote peace
38
Which quote reveals the most about Leona?
"The smells enough to curl up a crocodile's nose."
"Mama believed in doctors, but not Granny."
"Then I studied all the trash on the ground."
"I had to make myself real to 'em."
39
How do the characters overcome language barriers?
drawing
two of the above
smiling
hand signals
40
Why is time so important for gardening?
Seeds can only grow in the snow
Seasonal temperatures can be deadly
Time isn't important at all
Plants need alarm clocks
41
What nationality is Nora?
British
Portuguese
Russian
French
42
Which character grows goldenrod?
Mr. Myles
Gonzalo
Leona
Nora
43
What was Sae Young's idea to get water into smaller containers?
she bought 3 funnetls
she bought a new hose
she bought a bucket
she made holes in the rainbarrel.
44
Which quote reveals the most about Virgil?
"Then I sort of felt sorry for him."
"The next morning was the first day without school."
"I was done with fifth grade forever."
"My father drove a bus back in Haiti."
45
What kind of job did Wendell have?
school janitor
bus driver
teacher
storekeeper
46
What is Maricela's internal conflict?
She is in love with Gonzalo.
She cannot decide what to plant.
Her parents kicked her out of the house.
She does not want to be pregnant.
47
Which of the following quotes reveals the most about Kim?
"I would show him that I was his daughter."
"I took out my spoon and began to dig"
"Here in Cleveland people call it spring."
"After much work, I finished one hole."
48
Which quote reveals the most about Wendell?
"I found the plants and got them in focus."
"We never spoke one word."
"I live on the ground floor and watch out for her a little."
"Maybe she thought I'd jump up and grab her."
49
Which quote reveals the most about Nora?
"I expect that's because I'm British."
"I worked the problem in my head."
"Mr. Myles must remember a very differenct scene."
"We were rather alone there, off to one side."
50
What problems does Sam speak of?
all of the above
the gardeners have difficuly watering the plants.
People are still throwing garbage into the lot.
the garden is divided by race
51
Which quote reveals the most about Sae Young?
"Feel part of garden"
"Always many people in my house when I was young."
"Very hot and humid that day."
"Nobody talk to me that day."
52
Where did Wendell spend his childhood?
Kentucky
California
Cleveland
Canada
53
Who makes friends while growing eggplants?
Amir
Maricela
Ana
Wendell
54
Which characters make new friends because of a rainstorm?
Maricela and her friends
Virgil and his dad
Nora and Mr. Myles
the tomatoes and the eggplant
55
Who admits, "I would have been in the garden if it weren't for this arthritis in my hands"?
Sam
Tio Juan
Florence
Sae Young
56
What did Ana think the Korean girl might be planting in the garden?
her diary
drugs
flowers
pumpkins
57
What is an external conflict Royce is dealing with?
He hates working in the garden.
His dad beats him.
He does not get along with the gardeners.
He is homeless.
58
What discarded item helps Kim's beans grow?
a car tire
a monster truck
a washing machine
a refrigerator
59
Which quote reveals the most about Gonzalo?
None - These are all about Tio Juan.
"One morning he wandered outside and down the street."
"He'd changed from a baby back into an adult."
"He doesn't speak Spanish,just an Indian language."
60
Which character was born in Vietnam?
Sae Young
Ana
Amir
Kim
