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The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
Study Guide
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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
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapter Seven: How They Eat in Heaven Quiz
Further Study
Chapter Seven: How They Eat in Heaven Quiz
1
of 5
At the picnic by the creek, who is distractedly staring at Turtle?
Taylor
Esperanza
Mattie
Estevan
2
of 5
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
of 5
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
of 5
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
of 5
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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