Seedfolks Chapter 1-8 Review

What is the Setting of the story?

• Houston

• Brooklyn

• Cleveland

• Chicago

List 3 adjectives to describe the vacant lot where Kim plants the first seeds.

Which of these details explain Ana's suspicious attitude towards the city? Check all that apply.

• "Always the sirens, people killing each other."

• "Buildings abandoned."

• "Staying and staring out this same window."

• "Men with no work drinking from nine to five instead."

• "And after twenty years typing for the Parole Board, I just about knew what she'd buried."

Ana and Wendell help water Kim's __________ seeds when they start to wilt.

Tio Juan turned "from a baby back into a man" when he

• Learned English.

• Found the garden and started planting seeds.

• Read the back of the seed packet.

• Moved to America.

To honor her Granny, what does Leona say she wants to plant in the garden?

• Peppers

• Lima Beans

• Lettuce

• Goldenrod

What does Leona do to help the garden?

• Calls the police

• Grabs a wheelbarrow and cleans it up

• Makes phone calls to government agencies

• Hires a neighborhood teenager to haul out the garbage

After days of phone calls, Leona is finally successful getting people's attention when she brings ________ to the Public Health Department.

What do you think is the BIGGEST issue Sam finds in the garden?

• People are still throwing their garbage in the lot.

• The people are segregating themselves by race/ethnicity.

• People are putting up chicken wire and "KEEP OUT" signs.

What is the lie Virgil's father tells to Miss Fleck, the mean teacher?

• Virgil is in the garden and not in school because he is sick.

• The reason he has so much space in the garden is because he is planting for many of his relatives.

• He is planting lettuce.