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Characters
Who planted what?
Why?
Comparisons/Names
Relationships
100
Young, Vietnamese, lives with mother and sister
Who is Kim?
100
Curtis planted these to get Lateesha's attention.
What are tomatoes?
100
Why does Wendell hate it when the phone rings?
He seems to get bad news when he gets phone calls.
100
What does Gonzalo compare Tío Juan to?
What is a baby?
100
Kim plants the lima beans to honor this person.
What is her father?
200
African American, 28 years old, nice physique
Who is Curtis?
200
Kim planted this type of bean plant in honor of her father.
What are lima beans?
200
Why does Wendell first make a visit to the garden?
Ana told him to water Kim's lima beans.
200
"He got younger. I got older." Gonzalo was talking about this person when he said that.
What is his father?
200
This character listens to and befriends Maricela.
Who is Leona?
300
Jewish, white, used to promote pacifism and world government
Who is Sam?
300
Leona wants to grow this plant because of her sassy granny.
What is goldenrod?
300
Why is Virgil so amazed when his father is talking to Miss Fleck?
He had never heard an adult lie before.
300
Curtis gave himself this nickname back in the day before Lateesha dumped him.
What is 'Ceps?
300
Nora is the nurse for this character.
Who is Mr. Myles?
400
Indian, manages a fabric store, lives with wife and son
Who is Amir?
400
Sam convinces his helper (the Puerto Rican boy) to grow this plant.
What are pumpkins?
400
Why is Maricela at the garden?
She is in a program for pregnant teens.
400
Florence calls the people who started the garden this name.
What are seedfolks?
400
Sam interacts with people in this way now that he is retired.
What is smile at people, talk to people and get them talking to each other?
500
Guatemalan, lives with parents, brothers and great uncle, learned English from cartoons
Who is Gonzalo?
500
Amir is famous in the neighborhood for growing this.
What is eggplant?
500
Why does Wendell start to grow his own plants in the garden?
He realizes that he can't change much in his life, but he can make a positive change in that trashy lot.
500
The woman who called Amir a "dirty foreigner" gave this excuse for the name-calling.
What is "Back then, I didn't know it was you..."
500
This character chases down the mugger with Amir.
Who is Royce?