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 did Taylor's Mama always say?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Barefoot and pregnant was not her style.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
I hung the moon in the sky and plugged in all the stars.
Q. When Taylor talks about girls "dropping by the wayside like seeds off a poppyseed bun," she means:
None of the Pittman County girls could keep up in the local track races.
Girls at Pittman County High aspired to work in the local bakery.
Lots of girls were getting pregnant and dropping out of school.
Poppyseed buns are messy, and no one likes them anyway.
Q. : How many single mothers do we meet in The Bean Trees?
One
Two
Three
Four
Q. Estevan and Esperanza are fleeing from:
Argentina
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Kentucky
Q. What Indigenous peoples are prominent in The Bean Trees?
Caribs and Navajo
Pueblo and Apache
Cherokees and Mayans
Cree and Anishnaabeg