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- 1. Multiple Choice
The families in Lizabeth's community are:
hopeful
isolated
poor
concerned
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why do the children hate the Marigolds at Miss Lottie's house?
Miss Lottie has a nicer home than they do
Miss Lottie has a lot of money
The flowers do not fit into their lives
The children are confused by the flowers
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the narrator mean when she says she has "planted marigolds"?
she had a baby
she looks for beauty in things now
she planted flowers for Miss Lottie
she made up with Joey
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which event leads Lizabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's Marigold's?
she has an argument with Joey
MIss Lottie is mean to her
Her mother isn't around
She hears her father cry over his lack of a job
- 5. Multiple Choice
What motivates the children to annoy Miss Lottie?
they don't like the way she looks
she is old
they find it to be some sort of challenge
they don't like her son
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the answers is NOT a reason Lizabeth returns to Miss Lotties?
fear unleashed from her father's tears
bewilderment of being neither child nor woman
hopelessness of her poverty
getting in an argument with her brother
- 7. Multiple Choice
This story is set in the time of
the industrial revolution
the underground railroad
the great depression
this is a modern day story
- 8. Multiple Choice
Futile
useless; hopeless
powerless; lacking strength
bittersweet longing for things of the past
something given in repayment; usually a punishment
- 9. Multiple Choice
Poignantly
stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
something given in repayment; usually a punishment
indifference to pleasure or pain; a lack of visible emotion
a filthy, shabby, and wretched condition, as from poverty
- 10. 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
- 11. Multiple Choice
The emotion Lizabeth feels when she hears her father cry is
fear
embarrassment
anger
guilt
- 12. 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.
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple Choice
Based on the story, what generalization can the reader make about the Depression?
Success came to all families that had one parent who worked.
Supporting a family was easy since amny jobs were available.
Everyone knew their hard work and determination would pay off eventually.
Finding the strength to cope with poverty and lack of work was difficult.
- 16. 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
- 17. 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
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which vocab word has a similar meaning to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence?
Lizabeth recalls that memory with clearness, as if it had just happened.
clarity
impotent
intimidated
contrition
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which vocab word has a similar meaning to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence?
Something about Miss Lottie frightened the children.
retribution
clarity
impotent
intimidated
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which vocab word has a similar meaning to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence?
Lizabeth's feeling after destroying the flowers is one of deep repentance.
contrition
retribution
impotent
intimidated
- 21. Multiple Choice
Unlike the theme, the subject, or topic, of a story
is implied
can be stated in one or two words
is the mood the writer wishes to reveal
is always stated in the introduction
- 22. Multiple Choice
The central idea of a story is called its
conflict
purpose
subject
theme
- 23. Multiple Choice
The theme of a story
announces the topic in one or two words
is stated directly in the story
provides entertainment only
makes some revelation abut the subject
- 24. Multiple Choice
The setting of "Marigolds" is set in rural ______.
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maryland
Ohio
- 25. 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
- 26. Multiple ChoiceTurning point in story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic momentrising actionresolutionfalling actionclimax
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIntroduces obstacles that make conflict more complicated. Includes incidents or dialogue that propel actionrising actionfalling actionresolutionexposition
- 28. Multiple ChoiceReveals the story's final outcome; ties up all loose endsrising actionresolutionfalling actionexposition
- 29. Multiple ChoiceCharacters and setting are introduced. Reveals or sets the stage for the conflictrising actionexpositionclimaxresolution
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of climax?the turning point of the storythe struggle between two charactersthe beginning of the storythe point when the conflict is resolved
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.actionconflictsettingplot
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich element of plot structure is described as being the "spark" that gets the story started...when the problem is revealed?expositionconflictinciting incidentintroduction
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?expositionrising actionclimaxresolution - 34. Multiple ChoiceThe story's time and place istoneplotsettingvoice
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe person who tells the story is thecharactersettingpoint of viewnarrator
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?expositionrising actionfalling actionresolution
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?climaxexpositionfalling actionresolution
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