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The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
Study Guide
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 Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters Twelve-Thirteen Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Twelve-Thirteen 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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