Seedfolks Gonzolo Wendell Leona

Manny cautiously approached the injured animal and slowly reached out to pet its back. He spoke to it in a gentle voice, wondering whether he could get it to Dr. Vito, the local vet, without causing more damage -- and without getting bitten. Then he wondered whether his mother could help.

What signals that the story is written using third-person narration?

• the presence of 3 characters

• the narrator's referring to Manny as "he"

• the narrator describing Manny's concern

Manny cautiously approached the injured animal and slowly reached out to pet its back. He spoke to it in a gentle voice, wondering whether he could get it to Dr. Vito, the local vet, without causing more damage -- and without getting bitten. Then he wondered whether his mother could help.

Based on voice, the narrator views Manny as

• serious

• independent

• caring

• adventurous

I scraped up a ring of dirt around the first plant, to hold the water and any rain that fell. I picked up the pitcher and poured water slowly. Then I heard something move and spun around. The girl was there, stone-still, ten feet away, holding her own water jar.

She hadn't seen me behind the refrigerator. She looked afraid for her life. Maybe she thought I’d jump up and grab her. I gave her a smile and showed her that I was just giving her plants some water. This made her eyes go even bigger. I stood up slowly and backed away. I smiled again. She watched me leave. We never spoke one word.

How would this part of the story be different if it were told from Kim's perspective?

• It would use an anxious voice and express Wendell's actions as interfering.

• It would use an irritated voice and reveal Kim's protective tone.

One afternoon I was watching TV, getting smart on The Brady Bunch. Suddenly I looked up. He was gone. I checked the halls on all five floors of the apartment house. I ran to the street. He wasn't in the bodega or the pawnshop. I called his name, imagining my mother's face when she found out he'd fallen through a manhole or been run over. I turned the corner, looking for the white straw hat he always wore. Two blocks down I spotted it. I flew down the sidewalk and found him standing in front of a vacant lot, making gestures to a man with a shovel.

How would this part of the story be different if it were told from Tío Juan's perspective?

• It would use a confident voice and describe Gonzalo's actions as interfering.

• It would use a determined voice and have an excited tone.

He showed me exactly how far apart the rows should be and how deep. He couldn't read the words on the seed packets, but he knew from the pictures what seeds were inside. He poured them into his hand and smiled. He seemed to recognize them, like old friends. Watching him carefully sprinkling them into the troughs he'd made, I realized that I didn't know anything about growing food and that he knew everything.

How does Gonzalo's perspective most likely influence readers?

• It makes them excited about Gonzalo's future as a gardener.

• It gives them hope for Tío Juan's future and for the garden's success.

Which narration reveals a character with a shy personality?

• Madeline took her place on stage and waited for the curtain to raise, her forehead wet with sweat.

• She knows I would rather stay home and do nothing than go to a party where I do not know anyone.

Which narration from Seedfolks reveals a confident character?

• They don't teach you that equation in school. Big Brain, Mr. Smoltz, my eighth-grade math teacher, hasn't even heard of it.

• Two years after my father and I moved here from Guatemala I could speak English... Don’t believe what people say -- cartoons make you smart.

If only one narrator were used to tell the story of the community garden in Seedfolks,

• the characters in the story would not meet each other.

• fewer personal experiences would be shared.

• a detailed description of the garden plants would be given.

• the lot where the garden is would not be described as vacant.

Why did the author of Seedfolks most likely make Kim's character think about her father when she is in the vacant lot?

to add drama to the story

to reveal Kim's timid personality

to show that Kim's perspective is changing

to explain her motivation for planting the seeds

• to add drama to the story

• to reveal Kim's timid personality

• to show that Kim's perspective is changing

• to explain her motivation for planting the seeds

Read the excerpt from Gonzalo's narration in Seedfolks.

One morning he wandered outside and down the street. My mother practically fainted.

Why does the author most likely have Gonzalo share his mother's perspective?

• to reveal that the family is hiding a secret

• to show how much Gonzalo is like his mother

• to stress the danger of Tío Juan's being off on his own

• to show that Gonzalo is surprised by his mother's actions