Why does Kim plant lima beans?

She wants to show her father, who passed away, that she can be a hard worker.

She wants to make something in memory of her dad.

Why does Ana talk in detail about what the neighborhood is like?

She wants the reader to understand what the neighborhood was like before and how it has become so divided.

She enjoys the company of her neighbors.

She wants to tell the reader how she is a detective.

What does Wendell mean by the saying, "and the little child shall lead them?"

The little child was Ana and she helped Wendell see that he could change something too.

Ana is the leader of a small group of children.

Children are better at leading than adults.

What does Gonzalo refer to by saying, "the older you are the younger you become when you move to the United States"?

When people don't know English and they move to the United States, they feel like children and have to learn all over again.

His uncle, Tio Juan, is only 5 years old.

He feels younger than anyone else in the neighborhood.

Everyone is older in the United States than in other countries.

What helps Tio Juan change from a baby back into a man?

He is able to plant something familiar int he gardern.

He learns to speak English quickly.

Gonzalo introduces him to another adult who speaks Spanish.

What does Leona plant and why does she plant it?

Goldenrod - in memory of her granny

Sunflowers - she thought they were beautiful

Grain - it has a lot of nutrients in it

Why does Sam say, "People say I'm friendly, no matter what they've heard about whites or Jews"?

Sam is the only white and Jew person in the neighborhood, and he is friendly so he is not judged like others in the garden.

Sam wasn't friendly to people who weren't a part of the garden.

Sam does not get along with many other whites in the neighborhood.

What is the importance of the locket Virgil finds?

He sees a similarity to the goddess of crops and thinks that perhaps the little girl could help with his father's lettuce.

The picture of the little girl in the locket reminds Virgil of a friend he had in Haiti.

The locket belong to his mother who passed away a few years earlier.

Virgil thinks the girl is pretty and wears it.

Why does Virgil's father lie to Miss Fleck about the plots he has for the lettuce?

He is greedy and planted more than he should and doesn't want to give it back.

He wants Virgil to see that is is okay to lie to make money.

He smiles and thinks it is funny.

why doesn't Sae Young leave her apartment for two month?

She doesn't trust people after the robbery at the dry cleaning shop.

She doesn't like the cold weather in Ohio.

She is depressed after her husbands death.

Why does Sae Young feel safe in the garden?

She sees people coming together and having friendly conversations in the garden.

It is not as dangerous as her apartment.

What is Curtis trying to show Lateesha about his values and principles?

He no longer only thinks about himself - he is becoming mature

He can plant and grow tomatoes.

Looks are still very important to him.

He doesn't like or care about her anymore.

Why is it so important to Nora that people begin asking about Mr. Myles?

She felt people cared about him and that they belonged to the community now.

He is a very mean old man that nobody likes.

The garden is full of the most important and popular people in the neighborhood.

Why does Penny think working the garden would be good for Maricela?

She wants Maricela to understand that life is valuable.

She thinks it will help Maricela grow food for her baby.

She wants others in the community to help Maricela with her pregnancy.

She wants Maricela will meet someone to adopt her baby.

What does Amir mean by "the garden's greatest benefit, I feel, was not relief to the eyes, but to make the eyes see our neighbors"?

The community garden helped in the neighborhood see what others were truly like.

Looking at the garden was difficult because the colors were so bright.

The garden had eyes to see what was going on the neighborhood.

The problems in the garden were really bad

Seedfolks Final Test

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English

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6th Grade

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CCSS

RL.5.3, RL.8.3, RI.2.1

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This quiz assesses 6th grade students' comprehension of Paul Fleischman's novel "Seedfolks," focusing on character analysis, thematic understanding, and textual interpretation. The questions require students to demonstrate deep reading comprehension by analyzing character motivations, understanding symbolic meanings, and recognizing how individual stories connect to broader themes of community, belonging, and cultural identity. Students must engage with complex concepts including immigration experiences, intergenerational relationships, prejudice and stereotypes, and personal transformation through collective action. The assessment evaluates students' ability to interpret figurative language, understand cause-and-effect relationships between characters' actions and their emotional states, and synthesize multiple character perspectives to grasp the novel's central message about how diverse individuals can come together to create meaningful community connections. Created by Vicki Hicks, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This comprehensive final assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from summative evaluation of novel study to formative assessment of reading comprehension skills. Teachers can use this quiz to measure students' understanding of character development, thematic analysis, and textual evidence interpretation after completing the novel unit. The questions effectively assess students' ability to move beyond surface-level plot recall to demonstrate deeper literary analysis skills, making it suitable for end-of-unit evaluation or as a review tool before class discussions about community building and cultural diversity themes. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.1, RL.6.2, and RL.6.3, which require students to cite textual evidence, determine central themes, and analyze character development respectively.