Seedfolks Ch 7-9

What figurative language is "a two foot wide smile"?

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

What do Virgil and Kim have in common?

• They are both young.

• They both have lost a father.

• They both know how to plant.

• They go to the same school.

What were Virgil and his dad planting?

• pole beans

• lettuce

• goldenrod

• cabbage

Virgil's old teacher Miss Fleck was described as...

• intelligent

• strict

• wise

• calm

Why did Virgil's father want to plant lettuce?

• He loved lettuce.

• It sold for a lot in Haiti.

• He believed restaurants would pay for it.

• His relatives told him to.

What does Virgil find in the dirt?

• a lucky coin

• a photo

• a locket

• a time capsule

What does SAE Young grow?

• tomatoes

• cucumbers

• peppers

• onions

What idea won $20?

• Passing hose from a window

• Collecting water from the roof spouts into garbage cans

• Use a fire hydrant

• funnel in water from Lake Erie

What contribution did SAE Young make to the garden?

• garbage cans

• a funnel

• new shovels

• spouts

Why does Curtis plant tomatoes?

• Lateesha liked them

• He once grew a prized tomato

• They were the only seeds left in the store