I am new to the city. I do not know anyone. But an old woman lives next door. Her name is Val. She gives me a big box of
vegetables. She grows them in a garden by the sidewalk. There are
carrots, tomatoes, beans, and peas. They are the best vegetables I
ever ate. Val lives alone, too. But she seems happy in her garden.
She loves plants. Sometimes, I can hear her talking to them. Maybe
that is why they grow so big.
One day, I stop seeing Val in the garden. I see people take many
boxes from her home. Weeds grow in her garden. The dirt is dry. The plants look sad. Val
must have passed on.
So I pull the weeds. I water the garden. I even talk to the plants.
Then a family moves next door. They are new to the city. They do not know anyone.
And I give them a big box of vegetables from Val’s garden.
1 What kind of vegetable did Val not grow?
A) tomatoes
B) carrots
C) corn
D) beans and peas
2 Why was the new family lucky?
A) They moved into a good neighborhood.
B) They had lots of friends in town.
C) They were lucky because the writer of the story took care of Val's garden even after she died.
D) They had good jobs.
3 What is something that the writer of the story did not do after Val died?
A) pull the weeds
B) water the garden
C) talk to the plants
D) learn about Val's family

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