The Bean Trees Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Bean Trees? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What recipe does Taylor intend to make to celebrate Turtle's first word?


navy bean soup
bean dip
rice and beans
black bean brownies
Q. The "bean trees" in the novel's title are really:


snap peas
corn stalks
wisteria vines
tall shelves at the supermarket
Q. The beans growing in Mattie's garden are:


purple
green
yellow
kidney
Q. The ingredients in Turtle's "vegetable-soup song" include:


beans and macaroni
beans and potatoes
beans and cotton candy
beans and turds
Q. To Taylor, wisteria vines come to represent:


only symbiosis
only family
only community
symbiosis, family, community, and then some