The Bean Trees Chapters 9-13

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Read chapters 9-13 in The Bean Trees. Define vocabulary words, if necessary. Click on the Chapter number for notes:

Chapter 9	Chapter 10
Chapter 11	Chapter 12
Chapter 13

Vocabulary List

Choose one of the following to respond to in the discussion board: How does Estevan and Esperanza’s story help Taylor discover her own identity? How is Esperanza’s name (and its multiple meanings) significant? What effect is created with the juxtaposition of the trapped bird and the molestation report of Turtle (pages 165-8)?

After reading , take the Bean Trees Chapter 9-13 Quiz in Schoology.

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