Similies
What are the two things that are being compared?
“I laid those beans right back in the ground, as gently as sleeping babies.”
Beans to babies
Who finds a locket that symbolizes protection of the garden?
Virgil
What happened to the rent in the apartments near the garden at the end of the story?
It was raised/got more expensive because of the garden's beauty!
Who is pregnant but does not want to be?
Maricela
What does this quote mean?
“I felt like I had read through her secret diary and had ripped out a page without meaning to.”
Ana feels guilty because she dug up Kim’s beans, thinking they were something else.
What are the two things that are being compared?
“My curiosity was like a fire inside me.”
Curiosity to fire
Who grows goldenrod in memory of her grandmother?
Leona
Why Gonzalo compared Tio Juan to a baby in diapers?
Gonzalo says Tío Juan was “like a baby in diapers” because he had to teach him how to do basic everyday tasks, and Tío Juan couldn’t be independent in this new environment.
Who doesn’t like hearing the phone ring, because that is how he found how his wife and son died?
Wendell.
What does this quote mean?
“A duck gives birth to a duckling, not a moose.”
People usually stay with people from their same race because that is what they are used to.
What are the two things that are being compared?
“Leaves shaped like spades in a deck of cards.”
Leaves to spades
Who learned English after being in America for 2 years?
Amir
Why does Maricela’s teacher get the pregnant students a spot at the garden?
Her teacher believes the garden will help the girls stay positive, learn responsibility, and feel connected to the community during a difficult time in their lives.
Who was afraid to be around people?
Sae Young.
What does this quote mean?
“We, like our seeds, were now planted in the garden.”
Nora and Mr. Myles were a part of the garden because they knew everyone there.
What are the two things that are being compared?
“Then the steel mills and factories closed and everybody left, just like rats.”
People to rats
Who starts a contest for children to find a solution to the water problem at the garden?
Sam
Why did Florence’s father call her grandparents the “seedfolks” of their family?
Florence’s father called her grandparents the “seedfolks” of their family because they were the first ones to come to America and start a new life there, just like the first seeds planted in a garden.
Who remembers a time when one of the women from the garden was rude to them in their store?
Amir
What does this quote mean?
“But the garden’s greatest benefit, I feel, was not relief to the eyes, but to make the eyes see our neighbors.”
The best thing about the garden was that it let people see and get to know their neighbors.