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- 1. Multiple Choice
The character John Burke sits in a chair all day because he
is ill and tired
has a mental disability
is lazy
wants Miss Lottie to do all of the work
- 2. Multiple Choice
The emotion Lizabeth feels when she hears her father cry is
fear
embarrassment
anger
guilt
- 3. Multiple Choice
The two events that contribute most directly to the end of Lizabeth's childhood innocence are
throwing rocks at the marigolds and then pulling them up
chanting at Miss Lottie and pulling up the marigolds
hearing her father cry and pulling up Miss Lottie marigolds
hearing her father cry and leaving the house at 4:00 in the a.m.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Lizabeth feels compassion when she
hesitates to join the boys in throwing stones at Miss Lottie's marigolds
is able to feel Miss Lottie's pain and despair
admires the marigolds
feels superior to her brother
- 5. Multiple Choice
The most difficult inner conflict Lizabeth faces is between
hating Miss Lottie and being afraid of her
being frightened of Miss Lottie and feeling sorry for her
liking the marigolds and wanting to destroy them
having feelings like a child and feelings like an adult
- 6. Multiple Choice
Miss Lottie's determination to grow the marigolds despite other challenges she faces supports the generalization that
making others jealous of something you have is important
ugly things in life can be erased by simple flowers
the only way to earn the friendship of others is to share your garden with them
sometimes all we need is a small patch of beauty to keep the hope alive
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following word pairs best describes what Lizabeth feels about the marigolds?
fear and irritation
admiration and hatred
joy and tenderness
revulsion and calm
- 8. Multiple Choice
Lizabeth's internal conflict about whether or not to throw stones is resolved when
she decides she despises Miss Lottie
the children threaten to beat her up if she dos not participate
she is embarrassed when Joey asks if she is scared
she finds a large pile of stones that are perfect size for throwing
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which are possible themes of "Marigolds."
poverty and maturity
love and happiness
unemployment and marriage
siblings and rural living
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy do the children hate the marigolds at Miss Lottie's house?Miss Lottie has a nicer home than they do.The flowers prove that Miss Lottie has a lot of money.Miss Lottie expects the children to weed her garden.The flowers do not fit in their cheerless lives.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich event leads Lizbeth to destroy Miss Lottie's marigolds?She has a an argument with her younger brother.Miss Lottie throws a cane at her for no reason.She hears her father cry over his lack of a job.Her mother works late and misses dinner.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the marigolds symbolize, or stand for, in the story?the characters' hopelessness about their futuresthe chance for beauty amid an ugly situationLizabeth's growth over the course of the storyMiss Lottie's love for her home and her son
- 13. Multiple Choice
The narrator says that the destruction of Miss Lottie's flowers marks the end of
Miss Lottie's life
summer vacation
the family's poverty
Lizbeth's childhood
- 14. Multiple Choice
The setting of "Marigolds" is set in rural ______.
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maryland
Ohio
- 15. Multiple Choice
Ms. Lottie grew the marigolds in order to _____.
Make neighbor's jealous
Sell them
Earn respect
Create a small patch of beauty
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which emotion best qualifies Lizabeth's feelings towards Ms. Lottie at the end of the story?
Admiration
Fear
Indifference
Jealousy
- 17. Multiple Choice
When the narrator ends her story saying, "And I too have planted 'marigolds' ..." She is referring to 'marigolds' as _____.
Flowers
Symbols of hope
Symbols of regret
Symbols of poverty
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