Seedfolks Check for Understanding

What is the setting of the book?

• Chicago in the 1940s
• Cleveland about 100 years ago
• Cleveland in the recent past
• Cleveland in the future

Who was the first person to plant something in the vacant lot?

• Royce
• Lateesha
• Amir
• Kim

Why did Kim plant lima beans?

• She wanted to grow food for her family.
• She wanted to clean up the vacant lot.
• She wanted to sell beans and make money.
• She wanted to show her father that she was like him.

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

• She likes to eat fresh vegetables.
• She wants to remember her parents.
• She enjoys the company of her neighbors.
• She wants to describe how the neighborhood has changed over time.

What does Ana think Kim is doing when she sees her burying the seeds?

• Ana thinks Kim is growing food.
• Ana thinks Kim is hiding drugs or guns.
• Ana thinks Kim is burying the trash in the lot.
• Ana thinks Kim is homeless.

How does Wendell help Kim?

• He waters her beans.
• He digs up her beans.
• He takes a bag of trash to City Hall.
• He puts up a sign.

What does Gonzalo mean when he says, "The older you are, the younger you become when you move to the United States"?

• People in the United States are older than people in other countries.
• He feels like he is younger than everyone else in the neighborhood.
• When you move to a new country, you have to learn everything all over again.
• His uncle, Tio Juan, is a big baby.

What caused Tio Juan to change from a baby back into a man?

• He planted seeds in the garden.
• He went back to Guatamala.
• He learned to speak English.
• He got a job as a janitor.

How does Leona finally get City Hall's attention?

• She calls the police.
• She throws a bottle out of the window.
• She calls them repeatedly.
• She takes a bag of trash to the office.

Why does Leona plant goldenrod?

• It reminds her of her grandma.
• She likes to eat it.
• She thinks it is beautiful.
• It reminds her of her father.