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contribution to the Garden
100

This person started the garden to connect with his/her dead father.

Who is Kim?

100

What does vacant mean as it is used in the novel?

It means empty.

100

The reason that the lima beans were dying.

1) What is a lack of water? 2) They were planted too early and needed more heat.

100

Identify the speaker: "I would show him that I could raise plants, as he had. I would show him that I was his daughter."

Kim

100

Kim planted these in the garden

Lima beans

200
He/She said, "The older you are, the younger you get when you get to the United States."
Who is Gonzalo?
200

What does studied mean as it is used in the novel.

To examine something carefully and learn about it.

200

What is a very important problem that the people who are planting in the garden have keeping the garden alive?

lack of water/getting enough water to the plants, so they can survive and grow.

200

Identify the speaker: "The older you are, the younger you get when you move to the U.S."

Gonzalo

200
Wendell's contribution to the garden.
What is water and saving the lima beans.
300
This person lived all his life and worked as a farmer in Vietnam.
Who is Kim's father?
300

What happened to the doctor's who told Leona's grandmother that drinking goldenrod tea will make her sicker?

They all died

300

What obstacle does Leona resolve and how?

She gets rid of all the trash in the lot by going directly to the Public Health Dept. with a bag of trash and making them listen.

300

Identify the speaker: "That afternoon, I bought some binoculars."

Ana

300
What is Ana's contribution to the garden?
Getting Wendell to save the lima beans.
400
Although he couldn't speak English when he came from Guatemala and had to be taken care of like a child, he was an expert in gardening and showed
Who is Tio Juan?
400
What did Leona get the city to do?
To clean up the trash from the lot.
400

What problem did Kim face in the first chapter?

She is sad and upset that her father died before she was born so she doesn't have any memories of her.

400

Identify the speaker: " And a child shall lead them"

Wendell

400

What is the name of Gonzalo's uncle and what language does he speak?

Tio Juan and he speak spanish

500

He/She visited the public health department to get them to clean up the garbage at the vacant lot

Who is Leona?

500

When Ana says that she has seen history out of her window, what is she talking about?

The change of the neighborhood in terms of cultures, nationalities, ethnicities and races since 1019.

500

What was Gonzalo's uncle's problem since he has come to the United States?

He couldn't communicate in English, so he became like a baby who had to be taken care of; he has lost his dignity.

500

Identify the speaker: " I love to sit and look out my window"

Ana
500

Who are the only two white members left in their apartment building?

Wendell and Ana