The Garden of Happiness Quiz

The Garden of Happiness is an example of:

• Informational text

• Biography text

• Non-fiction text

• Realistic fiction text

The setting of this story is in

• South Bend

• Texas

• New York City

• Mexico

According to the story, where did Marisol find something to plant?

• Mr. Ortiz gave her something to plant.

• She found something on the way to school.

• Mr. Castro gave her one of his seedlings.

• She took a seed from the pigeons Mrs. Garcia was feeding.

What did Mrs. Willie Mae Washington decide to plant in her plot?

• Valore, a beautiful plant of lavender and red

• Peat moss

• Habichuelas

• Black-eyed peas, greens, and sweet potatoes

At the beginning of the story, what did they tell Marisol when she wanted to plant something in The Garden of Happiness?

• That she could pick whatever plot she wanted.

• That she could only have the space in the back.

• That she was too late and all the plots were taken.

• That she would have to find another empty lot.

What did the teenagers paint in their mural?

• vegetables and dull colors

• lots of sunflowers

• animals and bright colors

• City buildings

Marisol spent a lot of time keeping her plant alive.

• True

• False

The neighborhood did not want her to grow her plant outside the garden.

• True

• False

Marisol was sad to see the empty lot after all the plants were gone.

• True

• False

The mural made Marisol so happy that she ran home and got her parents.

• True

• False