The Bean Trees Quizzes

The Bean Trees Quiz 1

By Jeremy Ross · Last reviewed July 12, 2001

1 Of what does Taylor Greer have an unnatural fear?

wisteria vines

blood

tires

childbirth
2 Which character is not matched with another name that they use during the novel?

Taylor Greer: Marietta Greer

Mama Greer: Alice Elleston

Turtle: Ismene

Esperanza: Hope
3 Which of the following is not true about Hughes Walter?

He questions Marietta about why she wants the job at the hospital.

He is a northerner.

He is a senior science teacher.

He resembles a blond Paul McCartney
4 Which of the promises that Marietta makes does she not keep?

She promises to choose a new name.

She keeps both promises.

She breaks both promises.

She promises to go west until her car stops running.
5 What is one of the objections that Taylor raises to taking the Indian child?

She doesn't have any legal papers or claim to Taylor.

She doesn't know how to raise a child.

She doesn't want to be a mother.

She believes that the child needs medical attention first.
6 On what day does Angel Ruiz leave his wife?

Christmas

Halloween

Good Friday

New Year's
7 Why does Lou Ann decide to give Dwayne Ray a Catholic baptism?

She would rather anger her mother, who lives far away, than her mother-in-law, who lives nearby.

She adheres to an angel's prophecy in a dream and believes that he must be raised Catholic.

She cedes to Angel's wishes, believing that he might stay with her if she does not argue with him.

She has converted to Catholicism since moving to Tucson.
8 What is Lee Sing's opinion about female children?

A baby girl is a drain on resources, for she cannot contribute to the household as a worker.

A baby girl will always be devoted to her mother, while a boy will want to venture out from his family.

In the end, the work that a mother puts into a baby girl simply goes to another family.

The work that a baby girl demands is worth it, for it is they who become the center of the family.
9 What is the reason that Angel Ruiz appears to be so bitter?

He lost his leg in an accident.

He married Lou Ann because she got pregnant and is now stuck in a loveless marriage.

Because of his race, he does not have the opportunity that white Americans have.

He cannot fulfill his dream to become a rodeo clown.
10 Which of the following characters is not a single mother?

Taylor

Sandi

Esperanza

Lou Ann
11 At which of the following places does Taylor not work during the course of the novel?

Republic Hotel

Pittman County Hospital

Jesus Is Lord Used Tires

The Burger Derby
12 Which of the following does Mattie not do when Taylor first meets her at Jesus Is Lord Used Tires?

Mattie warns Taylor against letting Turtle become dehydrated.

Mattie offers Taylor a job there.

Mattie attends to refugees with Father William.

Mattie gives Turtle peanut butter crackers.
13 Which of the following is not true about Sandi?

The father of her child accused her of schizophrenia.

She takes her son to Kid Central during the day.

She is crazy about horses.

She frequently plays jokes on the impressionable Taylor.
14 Which of the following does Granny Logan not do when visiting Lou Ann?

She suggests that Lou Ann and Dwayne Ray move back to Kentucky.

She brings water from Tug Fork to baptize Dwayne Ray.

She remarks how Lou Ann has become more sophisticated in Tucson.

She complains about how Angel is a heathen Mexican.
15 What is Angel's reaction to the Tug Fork water?

He breaks the bottle.

He pours it down the drain.

He uses it to baptize Dwayne Ray.

He drinks the water.
16 Why does Fei reprimand Timothy for asking about Turtle?

He refers to Turtle as an Indian and not as a Native American.

He suggests that a small child could not adhere to their strict dietary requirements.

He asks about gender, which is not an issue in their house.

He suggests that Turtle is incapable of spending enough time straining curd.
17 Who initially gives Taylor advice about Turtle during her first days in Tucson?

Fei

Mattie

Sandi

Lou Ann
18 Why does Lou Ann believe that her cat has a split personality?

The cat has been adopted from another family.

The cat has become neurotic after living with Lou Ann for so long.

The cat has two different names: Pachuco and Snowboots.

The cat's homeostasis is out of balance.
19 Why does Taylor refer to Father William as old?

He is quite conservative and seems practically ancient because of this.

He is an intelligent man who appears to have wisdom beyond his years.

She quotes from a poem she knew in her youth.

It is ironic - he actually seems too young to be a priest.
20 How does Mattie conquer Taylor's fear of tires?

She makes Taylor change enough tires until she has no more difficulty with it.

She shows Taylor the proper way to change a tire.

She allows Taylor to do only office work and thus avoid tires.

She throws a can of water at Taylor.
21 Why does Lou Ann fear becoming drunk?

She worries that she won't be able to care for Dwayne Ray

She fears the effect that it might have on her body.

She thinks that she will become angry and violent while drunk, just as Angel would become.

She is afraid that she might say something offensive to Taylor.
22 Which best exemplifies Taylor's view on men?

There isn't a man who can satisfy all of her needs.

Men are good for one thing and one thing only.

She will know when she meets the one man for her, but until then no man can do anything for her.

Men are the enemy and she lives better without them.
23 Why does Estevan quickly stop the car while driving home after the picnic?

He realizes that they are driving with a flat tire.

He attempts to avoid hitting a quail in the road.

He does not wish to be stopped by the police.

He is distracted by Turtle's noises.
24 What is the first sound that Turtle makes.

A cry

The word bean

A laugh

A sneeze
25 Why does Mattie appear on television?

She is profiled for her work as a female business owner.

She speaks about the plight of refugees from Guatemala.

She has been arrested for harboring illegal immigrants.

She wins a contest from the local television station.

When Taylor asks Lou Ann why she worries so much about disaster, she says that she had a dream the week after Dwayne Ray was born that an angel told her that her son would not live to see the year two thousand.

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"I guess you could say we're family," I said.

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