Seedfolks Chapter 13 Questions

Who is the narrator in Chapter 13 of Seedfolks?

• Curtis

• Florence

• Virgil

• Maricela

What is Florence’s role in the story?

• She plants tomatoes in the garden

• She narrates how the garden has grown over time

• She works as a teacher nearby

• She takes care of her grandchildren in the garden

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where is Florence originally from?

• Mexico

• Colorado

• Kentucky

• Canada

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What word does Florence say her family uses to describe African Americans who moved west for land?

• Homesteaders

• Sharecroppers

• Seedfolks

• Settlers

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Florence say she didn’t plant anything in the garden herself?

• She wasn’t allowed to

• She didn’t like gardening

• She had arthritis

• She joined after the growing season

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Florence say the garden brought to the neighborhood?

• Weeds and pests

• New stores

• Crime

• Life and hope

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Florence feel about the garden?

• She is confused by it

• She is inspired by it

• She wants to shut it down

• She thinks it is a waste of space

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened in the garden during the winter, according to Florence?

• People kept planting vegetables

• People forgot about the garden

• People used the garden for other activities

• The garden was closed to the public

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Florence do when she visits the garden in the spring?

• She waters plants

• She picks vegetables

• She watches and waits for new plants to grow

• She builds a new fence

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Florence call herself in the story?

• A. A worker

• B. A visitor

• C. A watcher

• D. A neighbor

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4