Quiz: Seedfolks Ch. 9 (Curtis)

What motivates Curtis to start gardening in the vacant lot?

• He wants to prove to his family that he is responsible.

• He wants to grow tomatoes to win back Lateesha.

• He is trying to compete with another gardener.

• He hopes to sell the produce for money.

What does Curtis plant in the garden?

• Carrots

• Tomatoes

• Cucumbers

• Peppers

How does Curtis show that he has changed from his past behavior?

• He gives away all the tomatoes to his neighbors.

• He starts mentoring younger kids in the garden.

• He takes responsibility for the tomatoes and protects them.

• He moves away to start a farm in another city.

What problem does Curtis face while growing his tomatoes?

• They are stolen by someone.

• The soil is too dry for them to grow.

• Lateesha refuses to look at them.

• A neighbor accidentally pulls them out.

How does Curtis try to impress Lateesha?

• He writes her a letter every day.

• He dedicates a song to her on the radio.

• He plants tomatoes because he knows she likes them.

• He builds a bench in the garden for her.

What does Curtis do to protect his tomatoes?

• He sets up a fence around them.

• He hires Royce to watch over them.

• He stays in the garden all night.

• He installs a security camera.

What does Curtis’s story in Seedfolks mainly show about him?

• He learns that hard work can change people’s opinions.

• He realizes that love is not important.

• He discovers that gardening is not for him.

• He decides to leave the neighborhood.

Why did Lateesha break up with Curtis?

• He was not loyal to her.

• He did not want to get married.

• He never gave her gifts.

• He moved away for a year.

What does Curtis put up near his tomatoes to show his love for Lateesha?

• A fence

• A sign with her name on it

• A picture of them together

• A letter to her

How does Curtis’s view of love change throughout the story?

• He realizes that love takes effort and commitment.

• He decides that love is not worth the trouble.

• He believes that money is the only way to win someone’s love.

• He chooses to forget about Lateesha.