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The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
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Chapter One: The One to Get Away
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Chapter One: The One to Get Away
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At the picnic by the creek, who is distractedly staring at Turtle?
Taylor
Esperanza
Mattie
Estevan
2
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How does Turtle react when Taylor slams the brakes to avoid hitting a flock of quail?
Applauding
Doing a somersault
Making her first sound
Answers b) and c)
3
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What does Lou Ann confide to Taylor she once imagined doing, and fears she will do in reality?
Abandoning her son
Jumping off a cliff
Stealing food
Attacking her neighbor
4
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When Mattie appears on TV, what does she speak out against?
Deportation of immigrants
Domestic violence
Women's reproductive rights
All of the above
5
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According to Estevan's story, what do people in heaven do when they cannot feed themselves with their long-handled spoons?
Prey for guidance
Bend their spoons
Feed one another
Eat with chopsticks
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