The Story
Each chapter is named after this
What is a character?
The girl who started the garden because she wanted to connect with her father who died before she was born.
Who is Kim?
Another word for empty
What is vacant?
You turn this to start or stop water from coming out of a hose.
What is a spigot?
What do the tomatoes symbolize for Curtis?
What is his love and allegiance to Leteesha?
( coming of age)
Why doesn’t the city clean up the trash in the neighborhood?
it is a dangerous, poor neighborhood/ they do not drive through it
Who planted tomatoes in an attempt to get his ex girlfriend back
Who is Curtis?
a silvery fish that is most abundant in coastal waters
What is a herring?
Refusing to fight even when angry shows this belief.
What is pacifism?
What is the name of Gonzalo's uncle?
Who is Tio Juan?
One thing the garden helps people accomplish in Seedfolks is:
What is healing?
What is overcoming loneliness/friendship?
Who couldn't leave her house for two years--she owns a dry cleaning business.
Who is Sae Young?
a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent casual connection. Synonyms: accident,a happy chance,unexpected
What is a coincidence?
A disease that destroys crops is known as a _____.
What is a blight?
What is the setting of the story? ( city and state?
What is Cleveland, Ohio?
The author’s purpose in writing Seedfolks is to show this.
How small acts matter?
How an individual act brought a community together?
He is school janitor who helped Ana out when she twisted her ankle.
Who is Wendell?
A Persian word meaning walled garden
What is paradise?
Changing a rule, design, or object results in this.
What is alteration?
The novel is told through this structure, with each chapter from a different perspective.
What is first person point of view?
What does the garden symbolize to many of the characters in Seedfolks?
What is hope?
What is family?
This teenager who sleeps in the community garden; he's homeless after his dad beat him and kicked him out
Who is Royce?
A grocery store, usually one that sells products from Latin-America
What is a Bodega?
A fence made with sharp points or wire is described as _____.
What is barbed?
Who does not plant anything in the garden because she has arthritis?
Who is Florence?