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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 excuse does the Italian woman give for her previous rudeness to Amir?
(a) She was afraid.
(b) She hates Indians.
(c) She didn’t know better.
(d) She hates Middle Easterns.

2. Why does Royce sleep in the garden?
(a) His father is abusive.
(b) He is an orphan.
(c) He steals the food to eat.
(d) He is homeless.

3. What happened to cause Sae Young to be afraid?
(a) She was robbed and beaten.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She was robbed and shot.
(d) She was shot.

4. Who is the black taxi driver that runs through the garden to water lettuce?
(a) Royce.
(b) Sam.
(c) Kim's father.
(d) Virgil’s father.

5. What is Royce paid for this job?
(a) Room and board.
(b) $20.
(c) Food and a sleeping bag.
(d) Food and water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nora’s cultural heritage?

3. What happens if Nora and Mr. Myles are absent a few days?

4. What does the program Maricela is in help with?

5. How did Sae Young’s husband die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happened to make Sae Young afraid of the world.

2. What is Nora’s relationship with Mr. Myles?

3. Why does Virgil’s father lie to Mrs. Fleck, and what does he say?

4. Explain what Curtis does to thwart off the thieves.

5. What is the point of the program for teen mothers?

6. What happens to the lettuce in the chapter “Virgil”?

7. Describe Sam’s contest, and the winning idea.

8. What does Amir learn about his misconceptions of cultures?

9. Why does everyone in the garden want to help the girls in the chapter “Maricela”?

10. Describe what Nora does to allow Mr. Myles to garden.

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