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The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

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- Taylor Greer
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Chapters Five-Six Quiz

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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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