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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Kim?
(a) 14.
(b) 25.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

2. How old was Leona’s grandma when she died?
(a) 102.
(b) 80.
(c) 50.
(d) 99.

3. What does Sam note about the trash in the lot?
(a) People continue to use the lot as a trash can.
(b) The gardeners throw their trash in the lot.
(c) The lot is now cleaned weekly.
(d) The problem has been eliminated.

4. What does Leona notice about the “vacant” lot?
(a) It has heaps of trash.
(b) Planting in the hard soil is difficult.
(c) It is filled with bugs.
(d) It has dangerous people in it.

5. How long had Kim not been tending the plants?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) Over a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ana buy at the end of the chapter titled “Ana”?

2. What lake can Ana see?

3. What does Ana use to dig?

4. What does Leona do to force the city to see her?

5. What does Leona do that hurries things along with the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gonzalo learn about his equation by the end of the chapter “Gonzalo”?

2. Why do you think Ana is so suspicious of Kim?

3. Why does Kim plant beans in the vacant lot?

4. What are Leona’s experiences with calling the city?

5. Why do you think Ana attempts to correct her mistake?

6. Why does Ana describe her neighborhood in terms of the cultures within it?

7. Why does Leona decide she needs to do something about the lot?

8. Kim mentions crying for a different reason than her sisters. What does she mean by this?

9. What tragedies has Wendell experienced, and what are the effects on his life?

10. Why does Leona want to plant goldenrod?

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