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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. What did Leona’s grandmother drink each day?
(a) Goldenrod tea.
(b) Apple juice.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Coffee.

2. What language does Tio Juan speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) An Indian language.

3. Who calls Wendell to their apartment?
(a) Joe.
(b) Ana.
(c) Sam.
(d) Kim.

4. Why was Tio Juan distraught?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He works too hard.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He has no family.

5. What word does Sam use for the garden?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Eden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Wendell do for a living?

3. How long had Kim not been tending the plants?

4. How did Wendell’s wife die?

5. What lake can Ana see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think Kim wants to remain hidden when she plants?

5. How does the chapter “Wendell” begin to show that words are not necessary to bring cultures together?

6. What is the “Garcia Equation”?

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

8. How does Sam try to make people in the neighborhood friendlier?

9. What is the cultural problem Sam finds about the lot?

10. Do you think Ana was right to go dig up something she thought was trouble?

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