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Paul FleischmanA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What is the story’s setting?
2. What does Kim do in the empty lot?
3. How long has Ana lived in the neighborhood?
4. What was Ana’s job before she retired?
5. How did Wendell’s wife and son die?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Why are the bean plants so important to Kim?
2. Why is Ana so suspicious of Kim?
3. What is the significance of the biblical quote “And a little child shall lead them” to Wendell?
Paired Resource
“The Parable of the Sower” and “The Parable of the Mustard Seed”
By Paul Fleischman