7th Grade ELA - 10/15/20

7th Grade ELA

Thursday - 10/15/20

Lyddie - Ch. 1

We will now begin the quiz on Chapter 1 of Lyddie.

Multiple Choice

The author of Lyddie is...

• Linda Sue Park
• James Paterson
• Katherine Paterson
• Katherine Ramos

Multiple Choice

Who is the main character of the chapter?

• The bear
• Clarissa
• Lyddie
• Mama

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of Chapter 1?

• Lowell Mills
• Cabin on a farm in Vermont
• Tavern in Vermont
• Massachusetts

Multiple Choice

Why did the bear come into the cabin?

• He smelled steak cooking on the grill.
• He smelled oatmeal cooking over the fire.
• The door was left wide open.
• He wanted to go to sleep.

Multiple Choice

How would you describe Lyddie?

• Afraid
• Timid
• Brave
• Cowardly

Multiple Choice

Why do Lyddie and Charlie not go with their mother?

• Lyddie and Charlie are scared of their mother.
• Their Aunt Clarissa does not want them to come.
• Lyddie wants to stay and take care of the farm.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with the correct use of the word mighty.

• The mighty king ruled with a powerful hand.
• The mighty boy was unable to lift the table.
• The cabin on the farm was a mighty building.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence.
"It were only a black bear." Rachel's anxious little voice echoed her brother's, and then, "Weren't it Lyddie?  Weren't it a bear?"
What is the meaning of the word "anxious"?

• happy
• silly
• funny
• worried

Multiple Choice

The truth be told, Mama had gone somewhat queer in the head after their father had left.
What is the meaning of queer?  

• normal
• ordinary
• weird
• usual

Multiple Choice

At the end of the Chapter Lyddie and Charlie get bad news.  What was the bad news?

• Mother has died.
• Aunt Clarissa wants Lyddie and Charlie to live with her.
• The calf has gotten sick.
• Mother wants them to leave the farm to work off the family's debts.

Lyddie - Ch. 2

We will now begin the quiz on Chapter 2 of Lyddie.

Multiple Choice

What do we learn about Lyddie's Father

• He is Jewish.

• He is unlucky.

• He is cruel to his children.

• He left his family due to alcohol.

Multiple Choice

Which is a way the Stevens family helps Lyddie?

• Mr. Stevens offers to purchase their cabin.

• Mr. Stevens sells Lyddie and Charles a wagon for their trip.

• Mr. Stevens gives a good price for the calf despite it being from his bull.

• Mr. Stevens offers to farm their land using Quaker methods.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of the Stevens family's wealth?

• All their shoes have buckles.

• The have a gristmill on their proterty

• They have their own loom.

• They eat meals together.

Multiple Choice

Why Lyddie doesn't want to accept help from the Stevens family?

• She doesn't want to be beholden.

• She views them as mighty specters.

• She has queer ideas about them.

• She anxious to be favored by Luke.

Multiple Choice

When Charles enters the "gaping mouth of the mill," this means?

• He was chewed and shallowed by the bear's mate.

• He passed through a large doorway.

• He squeezed passed the tight entrance.

• He was going to affect dental hygiene for mill workers.

Multiple Choice

When Luke wonders it the farm will lie fallow what is Lyddie's response?

• Yes, the snows are a worry to the roof.

• No, as it is let out to others to farm.

• It might be unless the Stevens bring their cattle to graze.

• No, because it is on a mountain with good drainage.

Lyddie - Ch. 3

We will now begin the quiz on Chapter 3 of Lyddie.

Multiple Choice

Why does Lyddie say she wished she could have been a boy?

• She'd rather work at the mill

• She could go work with Charlie

• She could go with her mother

• Perhaps her father wouldn't have left if she could have helped him work the farm

Multiple Choice

Why does Lyddie say she'd rather be at her farm than at Cutler's Tavern

• She would have more food at her farm

• She will work less at her farm

• She would be free at her farm

• She would be near her friends

Multiple Choice

How does Lyddie say she makes up for her "plain looks?"

• by wearing a lot of makeup

• by being a fierce worker

• by wearing fancy clothes

• by being funny

Multiple Choice

What is the setting for chapter 3?

• Farm in Vermont

• Lowell, Massachusetts

• Cutler's Tavern

• The Stevens' Farm

Multiple Choice

In the beginning of chapter 3, Lyddie feels _____________ because she's dressed so poorly.

• comfortable

• relaxed

• out of place

• appropriate

Multiple Choice

In chapter 3, Lyddie is pleased with having to work for Mistress Cutler at the tavern.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence.

"The lady watched him, still smiling, and then, catching Lydie's eye, smiled even more broadly, as though to imply that Lyddie was a comrade in some peculiar way."

What is the meaning of comrade?

• enemy

• mother

• sister

• friend

Multiple Choice

In the end of chapter 3, the "factory girl" in the silk dress, told Lyddie that she could work in the Hamilton Mill and make $2.00 a week.

Why was Lyddie surprised to hear that?

• $2.00 was a lot of money for a girl to make in 1 week.

• $2.00 was not a lot of money to make in 1 week.

• Lyddie knew the lady was a dishonest person.

• Lyddie didn't think a farm girl could make that kind of money.

Multiple Choice

Mistress cutler gives Lyddie

• paper and pen to write a letter to her mother

• a huge feast to eat

• a new dress and new boots

• two dollars per day to work there

Multiple Choice

What type of boss is Mistress Cutler?

• Generous

• Strict

• Kind

• motivating

Lyddie - Ch. 4

We will now begin the quiz on Chapter 4 of Lyddie.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best description of Triphena's feelings towards Lyddie.

• Triphena is not nice because she thinks Lyddie is ugly.

• Triphena is happy that she can boss Lyddie around.

• Triphena is becoming nicer because she sees that Lyddie is a hard worker.

• Triphena is very mean to her because she is jealous of Lyddie.

Multiple Choice

In chapter 4, how did Lyddie react when Charlie came to visit her?

• Lyddie squealed with delight.

• Lyddie was worried about him being small and that he might not be eating enough.

• She cried because she was so happy to see him.

Multiple Choice

In chapter 4, Triphena tells Lyddie a story about the frog in the butter churn. The frog kicks the cream until it becomes solid butter, and he makes it out by rising to the top.

Which character trait does Lyddie share with the frog?

• Determined

• Lazy

• Grumpy

• Weak

Multiple Choice

A machine that weaves thread into cloth that can be run by hand or powered by a water wheel, electricity, etc.

• tavern

• homespun

• calicoes

• loom

Multiple Choice

"The mistress was too mean to invest in a tinderbox, but she was mortified to be thought a careless housewife....

What is the meaning of "mean" in this context?

• poor in quality; of low birth

• understanding, signifying

• unkind; unfair

• stingy; unwilling to share

Multiple Choice

What family is Charlie staying with?

• The McMans

• The Stevens

• The Phinneys

• The Lowells

Multiple Choice

Lyddie overhears a conversation between Otis and Enoch about...

• Runaway slaves

• Maple Sugar

• Fortnite

• Calving the cow and the bull

Multiple Choice

The prize for a runaway slave was...

• $1000

• $2.00

• $100

• $200

Multiple Choice

What difficult chore did Lyddie take on at the end of the chapter?

• Washing the dishes

• Watering and feeding the stock

• Buying sugar molds

• Clarifying maple sugar

Multiple Choice

What is foreshadowed at the end of the chapter?

• Lyddie will get a chance to go home to bury the calf money.

• Lyddie will get a chance to go work in the mill.

• Lyddie will get a chance to go visit Charlie.

• Lyddie will quit her job at the tavern because Mistress Cutler is a horrible boss.