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The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter One: The One to Get Away
Chapters Two–Three
Chapter Four: Tug Fork Water
Chapters Five–Six
Chapter Seven: How They Eat in Heaven
Chapters Eight–Nine
Chapters Ten–Eleven
Chapters Twelve–Thirteen
Chapters Fourteen–Fifteen
Chapters Sixteen–Seventeen
Characters
Character List
Taylor Greer
Lou Ann
Estevan
Turtle
Alice Greer
Mattie
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapter One: The One to Get Away
Chapters Two-Three
Chapter Four: Tug Fork Water
Chapters Five-Six
Chapter Seven: How They Eat in Heaven
Chapters Eight-Nine
Chapters Ten-Eleven
Chapters Twelve-Thirteen
Chapters Fourteen-Fifteen
Chapters Sixteen-Seventeen
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Chapters Five-Six Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Five-Six Quiz
1
of 5
Where do Sandi and Taylor leave their children while working at Burger Derby?
Mattie's vegetable garden
The mall daycare
With Sandi's mother
The Burger Derby kitchen
2
of 5
When Taylor responds to Lou Ann's apartment listing, what do the two women bond over?
Their Kentucky origins
Motherhood
Laughing at new-age hippies
All of the above
3
of 5
Despite her friendship with Mattie, what makes Taylor apprehensive about working at Jesus is Lord Used Tires?
Her fear of tires
The long commute
Turtle needs constant attention
The low wages
4
of 5
Mattie likens her home to a sanctuary for whom?
Single mothers
Victims of abuse
Subversive thinkers
Refugees
5
of 5
From where did Taylor adopt her philosophy about men and relationships?
A Cherokee song
The Bible
Toilet installation instructions
Her mother
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