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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 Fourteen-Fifteen Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Fourteen-Fifteen Quiz
1
of 5
Who is the guardian saint of refugees?
St. Francis
St. Christopher
St. Anthony
St. Thomas
2
of 5
Why does Taylor feel she owes her great grandfather an apology?
Misjudging Cherokee Nation
Abandoning her mother
Not speaking Cherokee language
Not writing him letters
3
of 5
What does Taylor wish for when she throws her pop-top into the lake?
Ismene's health and safety
To adopt Turtle
To stay with Estevan
Answers b) and c)
4
of 5
What is Turtle reenacting when she buries her doll under a tree?
Her biological mother's burial
Her biological father's burial
A Halloween ritual
Planting a bean tree
5
of 5
What does Turtle shout as Taylor drives past the Cherokee Nation cemetery?
"Stop"
"Bean Tree"
"Mama"
"Papa"
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