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The Bean Trees
Chapters TwelveâThirteen Quick Quiz
The Bean Trees
by:
Barbara Kingsolver
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
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Important Quotations Explained
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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 Twelve–Thirteen Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Why does Mattie take Taylor, Esperanza and Estevan to the desert?
To watch clouds
To smell the rain
To evade the police
To receive new refugees
2
of 5
Who is babysitting Turtle when she is attacked in the park?
Edna Poppy
Esperanza
Mrs. Parsons
Answers a) and c)
3
of 5
Who is Cynthia?
A police officer
A social worker
Taylor's sister
Turtle's biological mother
4
of 5
How does Mattie describe her first impression of Taylor?
A strong, capable woman
A classic beauty
A bewildered parent
A lost cause
5
of 5
What do Taylor, Turtle, Esperanza and Estevan seek in Oklahoma?
Turtle's family
Another sanctuary for refugees
An adoption lawyer
Answers a) and b)
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