Comprehension Quiz: Parable of the Sower Ch. 1 - 4

The novel begins with?

• The narrator going to get baptized.

• The narrator on a stoop looking at boys.

• The narrator describing two separate dream sequences.

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The novel is taking place in?

• New York City in the year 1994

• Robledo in the year 2024

• Gardena in the year 2016

• On Mars in the year 2045

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The narrator has hyperempathy because...

• He mother was addicted to the drug paracetco.

• It's a mutation in the genes of humans in the future.

• No reason. It's in her mind, so her dad helps her fight it.

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Which is the most accurate description of the world of the novel?

• Everyone has a house, food, and A.I.s have been developed.

• Water is scarce, some communities have walls, being dirty is a safety measure, and humanity has made it to Mars.

• It's like our own world, so therefore not Sci-Fi.

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Which best describes Mrs. Sims?

• She was an astronaut that died on Mars.

• She was a kind woman, who lived with her sons and grandchildren before she was murdered.

• She was a judgmental religious person who lived alone.

• She was a old woman who was bigoted, claimed she loved god, but killed herself after she was raped and her family was murdered.

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In the novel, the astronaut, Alicia Catalina Godinez Leal, can be seen as symbol for our narrator of...

• People who make dumb decisions, and die young.

• The chaos of the natural world.

• That even though the narrator's world is a violent place, there is still hope and possibility for a different path for humanity.

• Pushing through past trauma.

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The narrators name is?

• Lauren Oya Olimina

• Roxanne Solomita

• Xiomara

• Downtrodden Mary

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Which statement is true about Lauren's step-mom?

• Her name is Corazon, she's Mexican, and knows how to shoot guns

• Her name is Aura, she's Guatemalan, and she's never been outside Robledo's walls.

• Her name is Joanne, she's white, and knows how to shoot guns.

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Chapter 4 begins with...

• Lauren fighting her boyfriend Curtis Talcott.

• The family planting new food in their garden.

• A character named Amy, who is 3 yrs old, sets fire to her family's garage.

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Chapter 4 is mostly about...?

• How Robledo built their wall.

• How the community trains members to shoot guns and why.

• Lauren being in love.

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