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The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

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- Taylor Greer
- Lou Ann
- Estevan
- Turtle
- Alice Greer
- Mattie
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Chapters Ten-Eleven Quiz

Quizzes Chapters Ten-Eleven Quiz

1 of 5
What are the contents of the gift box Angel sends to Lou Ann?

A hair clip
A pair of boots
A letter
All of the above

2 of 5
What does Taylor realize about Edna Poppy when she encounters Edna shopping at Lee Sing's grocery store?

She is lonely
She has aged
She loves beans
She is blind

3 of 5
Where does Lou Ann work evening shifts?

A dockyard
A gas station
A salsa factory
A tire factory

4 of 5
According to the angel in Lou Ann's dream, what will Dwayne Ray never live to see?

His mother's 40th birthday
The year 2000
The New Year
The Seven Wonders

5 of 5
What documentation would prevent Esperanza and Estevan's deportation?

Work Visas
Proof of persecution
American passports
All of the above

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