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