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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Virgil’s dad want to plant a garden?
(a) To be part of a community.
(b) To feed his family.
(c) To prove he can grow things.
(d) To make money.

2. Who does Maricela meet that she feels she can talk to?
(a) Penny.
(b) Leona.
(c) Nora.
(d) Mrs. Fleck.

3. What does Virgil find in the dirt?
(a) A locket.
(b) An earring.
(c) A watch.
(d) A bracelet.

4. What happens to his shovel when Virgil tries to dig?
(a) It bounces off the ground.
(b) It hits water.
(c) It breaks.
(d) Virgil doesn’t have a shovel.

5. What does the Mexican family do that entices others?
(a) Roast a pig.
(b) Give away vegetables.
(c) Leave their garden.
(d) Start a fight.

6. What surprises Virgil about his father?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is ambitious.
(c) He lies.
(d) He is afraid.

7. Where does Curtis plant his plants?
(a) In the back of Lateesha’s house.
(b) In front of Lateesha’s window.
(c) Above the ledge.
(d) Behind the corn.

8. Why does the third grade teacher go yell at someone in “Maricela”?
(a) She threw food waste into the garden.
(b) He threw a bottle into the garden.
(c) She threw a tire into the garden.
(d) She threw urine into the garden.

9. What does Virgil’s father promise he will buy?
(a) An eighteen-speed bike.
(b) A new car.
(c) A new house.
(d) Tickets to Haiti.

10. What does Amir find himself doing with Royce and another?
(a) Chasing a purse thief.
(b) Saving a kitten.
(c) Starting a shelter.
(d) Selling produce.

11. How did Sae Young’s husband die?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) He was shot.

12. What was Lateesha always talking about?
(a) Having a family.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Growing old.
(d) Leaving Cleveland.

13. Why does Sae Young want to join the garden?
(a) She needs the food.
(b) She misses farming at home.
(c) She wants to be with people again.
(d) She likes being outdoors.

14. What does Sae Young grow?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Onions.
(c) Eggplant.
(d) Hot peppers.

15. What happens if Nora and Mr. Myles are absent a few days?
(a) Their plot is taken by someone else.
(b) Their plants are stolen.
(c) The other gardeners are worried.
(d) Their plants are cared for by others.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where did Curtis move?

2. What happens to the radishes?

3. What does Mr. Myles command with a wave of his arm?

4. Who from the garden community speaks to Sae Young first?

5. What does Virgil’s father plant?

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