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Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What do Kim, Wendell, and Ana have in common?

A) A need to grow and accept diverse perspectives

B) Feelings of isolation and separation due to loss of family

C) A lack of faith in others, resulting in mistrust and suspicion  

D) A desire to eat the food they grew with their own hands

2. What is the symbolic significance of Kim planting beans?

A) Because her father once grew lima beans, it represents family.

B) Because she learned to plant beans at school, it represents learning.

C) Any seed represents growth and potential; the bean itself is not important.

D) Because bean vines reach out and connect, it represents community.

3. Which quote best supports the theme Growth as a Result of Accepting Diverse Perspectives?

A) “God, who made Eden, also wrecked the Tower of Babel, by dividing people.” (Chapter 6)

B) “Here you have a million crabs living in a million crevices.” (Chapter 12)

C) “When I heard her words, I realize how useless was all that I’d heard about Poles.” (Chapter 12)

D) “When people talk to you on the phone, you’re nothing but a voice.” (Chapter 5)

4. When Maricela first arrives in the garden, what is her initial response?

A) Anger: Like her pregnancy, a garden is something she doesn’t want.

B) Excitement: She wants to grow healthy food for her pregnancy.

C) Suspicion: She is not sure how Swiss chard and radishes will help her.

D) All of the above

5. Miss Fleck’s presence in the novella suggests which of the following?

A) That the community lacks stable jobs

B) That bullies will never change their behavior

C) That elders are to be respected and cared for

D) That even difficult community members have a role and place

6. Which object best represents Virgil’s faith?

A) The lettuce

B) The 18-speed bicycle

C) The grimy locket

D) The taxicab

7. Consider this passage: “That man named Sam. He’s American man and talk to everyone.” This best exemplifies Fleischman’s use of which of the following? (Chapter 8)

A) Allusion

B) Syntax

C) Symbolism

D) Imagery

8. How does Fleischman use binoculars to characterize Ana?

A) They represent both her curiosity about and separation from the neighborhood.

B) They represent her ability to see things others do not.

C) They represent her loneliness, as she inherited them from her deceased parents.

D) All of the above

9. Why does Curtis help Royce?

A) Royce reminds Curtis of his younger self.

B) In nurturing the tomatoes, he has learned the importance of nurturing others.

C) He needs Royce to guard his tomatoes from thieves.

D) All of the above

10. What “miracle” do Gonzalo and Tío Juan witness in the garden?

A) The refrigerator shields the bean plant from the cold Cleveland spring.

B) Tío Juan plants the seeds correctly without needing to read the packages.

C) Tío Juan becomes a wise elder and Gonzalo a child again.

D) All of the above

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Overall, in what ways does the garden reflect or represent the community?

2. Choose an allusion. How does it connect to and support one or more of the novella’s themes?