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English
9th
grade
Unit 1 (1.2.5a) "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck
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- 1. Multiple Choice
1a. How do Elisa's feelings and actions toward the stranger change over the course of her conversation with him?
A. She is unkind to him but then apologizes for her behavior and begins to like him.
B. She is angry at him, but then her feeling give way to fear and uncertainty .
C. She trust him and invites him into her garden before angrily asking him to leave.
D. She resists him at first but then warms up and begins to feel a connection with him.
- 2. Multiple Choice
2a. Over the course of the conversation at the fence, how does the stranger at Elisa to trust him?
A. He shows an interest in her chrysanthemums.
B. He offers to fix her dented pots and pans.
C. He tells her how beautiful she looks.
D. He asks her to come to San Diego with him.
- 3. Multiple Choice
3a. Which sentence best explains the motivation behind the stranger's interest in Elisa's chrysanthemums?
A. He wants to show Elisa that he is interested in how chrysanthemums can be replanted.
B. He wants to show Elisa that he loves her so that he can convince her to come to San Diego.
C. He wants to show Elisa that he is a good worker so she will allow him to live at the farm.
D. He wants to encourage Elisa to think kindly of him so she will give him some money
- 4. Multiple Choice
4a. What does Elisa do after the stranger leaves?
A. Gets dressed up and admires herself in the mirror
B. Refuses to go into town with Henry
C. Cries and wishes the stranger would return
D. Makes plans t follow the stranger to San Diego
- 5. Multiple Choice
5a. At the end of "The Chrysanthemums," what does the stranger do that makes Elisa sad?
A. He tells her that he is in love with someone else.
B. He tells Henry about her rude behavior.
C. He tells her that her chrysanthemums are ugly.
D. He throws her chrysanthemums sprouts onto the road.
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