Q 01/05

In Seedfolks, what does Kim plant in a vacant lot to feel close to the father she never knew?

A) Sunflowers

B) Rice seedlings

C) Lima beans

D) Sweet potatoes

Answer · why

C) Lima beans

Lima beans from the kitchen are what Kim buries, hoping that her father, a farmer in Vietnam who died before her birth, will see them grow.

Q 02/05

In Seedfolks, what does Leona open in a city health office to make officials notice her?

A) A bag of garbage

B) A jar of dirty water

C) A folder of photographs

D) A box of broken glass

Answer · why

A) A bag of garbage

A bag of garbage from the lot stinks so badly that Leona, stonewalled through two days of phone calls, is shown into a meeting almost at once.

Q 03/05

In Seedfolks, what does Ana buy after digging up Kim's secret and seeing she misjudged the girl?

A) A watering can

B) Binoculars

C) A camera

D) A flashlight

Answer · why

B) Binoculars

Binoculars let Ana watch over the little garden from her window, and when the plants wilt she sends a neighbor down to water them.

Q 04/05

In Seedfolks, what does Ana, watching from her window, assume Kim is burying in the vacant lot?

A) Stolen jewelry

B) A dead pet

C) A time capsule

D) Drugs or a gun

Answer · why

D) Drugs or a gun

Drugs or a gun is her guess because Ana spent twenty years as a typist for the Parole Department and expects the worst of her neighbors.

Q 05/05

Which Ohio city, long a magnet for immigrant workers, is the setting of Seedfolks?

A) Cincinnati

B) Cleveland

C) Columbus

D) Toledo

Answer · why

B) Cleveland

Cleveland suited the book because it was famous for its immigrants in the past and still takes in newcomers, and because its harsh white winters make ...