The author of this novel also wrote five other books, one being the sequel to The Bean Trees.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Taylor drove through multiple states, including Oklahoma, where she picked up Turtle. Which state did she ultimately end up in.
Arizona.
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Which city did Taylor leave from to escape her home town.
Pittman County.
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Which character owns a used tire shop where Taylor first stops at upon arriving in Tuscon. This character later offers her a job.
Mattie.
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Throughout the novel the term "Jesus bugs" is used. what does it mean?
Its a name for bugs that can walk on water.
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The author's story is similar to Taylor's. Where were both of them from?
Kentucky.
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Mattie helps a young couple escape from their home, Taylor falls in love with the husband. What are their names?
Estevan and Esperanza.
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Where did Lou Ann work?
Red Hot Mama’s Salsa factory.
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Which character attempted suicide because she was missing her daughter that she lost.
Esperanza.
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What did the events of the book teach Taylor?
That not everything is as easy as it seems or how you want it to be.
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What time period was the book set in?
In the 1980's.
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What happened to Turtle while she was with their blind neighbor Edna.
A man tried to take her and left a large bruise on her arm. Edna was able to fight him off.
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What was the name of the motel that Taylor stopped at and worked at for a few months?
The Broken Arrow.
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Which character did Taylor fall in love with, even though he was married to Esperanza. He is a good man and he speaks fluent English, although he is from Guatemala.
Estevan.
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Why did Taylor refer to the lower waged people of her home town as "nutters"?
The poorer people would have to harvest nuts and that was how they made an income.
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Where does the author live with her daughter?
In Tuscon, Arizona.
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Why does Taylor have to drive back to Oklahoma with Turtle, Esperanza, and Estevan.
She tries to find Turtle's family so she can become her official mom, and she takes Estevan and Esperanza to a safe-house.
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What states did Taylor drive through with Turtle?
She went through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Which character was given to Taylor and only spoke about plants. She later became Taylor's daughter.
Turtle.
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What did Lou Ann learn from Taylor?
How to become more independent.
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What is the name of the sequel to The Bean Trees?
Pigs in Heaven.
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Why does Taylor move in with Lou Ann while in Tuscon.
She was looking for a place to settle down in Tuscon, also the first house she looked at made her feel uncomfortable.
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Where did Lou Ann's husband, Angel, move to?
Montana, he joins a bull riding group.
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What character is from Kentucky and has a son named Dwayne Ray. She also works at a Salsa factory.
Lou Ann Ruiz.
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In the book some of the characters had eaten "succotash". What was it made of?