The Fruit is Sweet

44. Which word best describes the author's decision to buy the flower seed packets?

• F Thoughtful
• G Obsessive
• H Manipulative
• J Unplanned

45. The author includes the description in paragraph 2 to convey that she ---

• A had difficulty understanding her mother's...
• B believed her mother's constant...
• C resented that her mother paid so much...
• D appreciated some of the plants her...

46. What is the best summary of the selection?

• F The author grew up watching her mother...
• G The author describes how she grew up...
• H Growing plants gave the author's mother...
• J The author's mother loved gardening...

47. What does the word forewarned mean in paragraph 4?

• A Explained after the fact
• B Informed in advance
• C Told at a later date
• D Understood at the same time

48. The author's reaction when she found a morning glory vine in her pot suggests that she was ---

• F concerned that the other seeds might...
• G eager to start growing more...
• H certain that her mother would be...
• J surprised by how happy she felt when...

49. When the author brought the flower seeds home, her mother reacted in a way that ---

• A forced the author to seek help elsewhere
• B showed she was pleased by the author's...
• C demonstrated her lack of interest...
• D showed she expected the author to be...

50. The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that ---

• F finding an interesting hobby may take...
• G positive results take time but are worth...
• H many people focus in what they want...
• J completing a long-term goal is difficult...