"And I too have planted marigolds..."

"And I too have planted marigolds."

End of Unit Review

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Multiple Choice

Which textual evidence from the passage would best support a reader’s claim that the conversation between Lizabeth’s parents disrupts her perception of their respective roles in the family? (Lesson: Textual Evidence)

"The world had lost its boundary lines. My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture? I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear."

• The world had lost its boundary lines.

• My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child.

• I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear.

Multiple Choice

Which textual evidence would from the passage would best support a reader’s claim that the conversation between Lizabeth’s parents disrupts her sense of belonging? (Lesson: Textual Evidence)

"The world had lost its boundary lines. My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture? I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear."

• My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child.

• The world had lost its boundary lines.

• I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear.

Multiple Choice

What best summarizes what Lizabeth begins to realize in this passage? (Lesson: Character)

"I had never heard a man cry before. I did not know men ever cried. I covered my ears with my hands but could not cut off the sound of my father’s harsh, painful, despairing sobs. My father was a strong man who could whisk a child upon his shoulders and go singing through the house. My father whittled toys for us, and laughed so loud that the great oak seemed to laugh with him, and taught us how to fish and hunt rabbits. How could it be that my father was crying? But the sobs went on, unstifled, finally quieting until I could hear my mother’s voice, deep and rich, humming softly as she used to hum to a frightened child."

• Hearing her father cry leads her to realize that life is complex and full of uncertainty.

• She accepts that men have emotions and should show them rather than keep them hidden.

• She realizes that her father is weak and unfit to be a parent.

Multiple Choice

Which part of the passage best shows how Lizabeth begins to change as a result of the realization that her world is complex and uncertain? (Lesson: Character)

"How could it be that my father was crying? But the sobs went on, unstifled, finally quieting until I could hear my mother’s voice, deep and rich, humming softly as she used to hum to a frightened child.

The world had lost its boundary lines. My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture? I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear."

• "How could it be that my father was crying?"

• “Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture?”

• "But the sobs went on, unstifled, finally quieting until I could hear my mother’s voice, deep and rich, humming softly as she used to hum to a frightened child."

Multiple Choice

Prompt NARRATIVE: Imagine that a grown-up Lizabeth had the opportunity to return and apologize to Miss Lottie, explaining why she destroyed the marigolds. Write a narrative that focuses on the dialogue that takes place between these two characters, years after the events described in the story. To prepare, review textual details and descriptions of Lizabeth’s childhood world, and her feelings about it and reactions to it, and consider how they influenced her devastating actions.

Which of the following statements most accurately paraphrases the prompt? (Lesson: Short Constructed Responses)

• I need to explain why Lizabeth feels she has to apologize to Miss Lottie.

• I need to say why Lizabeth waited so long to apologize to Miss Lottie.

• I need to review textual details to see what influenced Lizabeth to destroy the flowers.

Multiple Choice

What does the following passage mainly reveal about Lizabeth (paragraph 34)?

Suddenly I was ashamed, and I did not like being ashamed. The child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that I had led.

• The mature part of Lizabeth experiences remorse and shame.

• Lizabeth wishes that she and the neighborhood kids had gotten the chance to kill all of Miss Lottie’s marigolds.

• Getting older means that now Lizabeth realizes what poverty her family lives in.

• Lizabeth feels more like a woman because she is bored by summer and ready to go back to school.

Multiple Choice

What does Lizabeth most likely mean in the following passage (paragraph 7)?

For the most part, those days are ill-defined in my memory, running together and combining like a fresh watercolor painting left out in the rain. I remember squatting in the road drawing a picture in the dust, a picture which Joey gleefully erased with one sweep of his dirty foot. I remember fishing for minnows in a muddy creek and watching sadly as they eluded my cupped hands, while Joey laughed uproariously. And I remember, that year, a strange restlessness of body and of spirit, a feeling that something old and familiar was ending, and something unknown and therefore terrifying was beginning. (Lesson: Marigolds-First Read)

• She realizes that her days growing up poor in rural Maryland are what inspired her to become a painter.

• She is not sure if she remembers the exact details of everything that happened, but she can recall the way that she felt when she was growing up.

• Memories of the flood haunt Lizabeth.

• None of the events of the story she is about to tell about Miss Lottie’s marigolds are things that actually happened to her.

Multiple Select

Which chart shows the correct chronological sequence of events?

Multiple Select

Which chart is correct?

Multiple Choice

What does the reader learn about the background and setting of the story from the first four paragraphs of the text? (Lesson: Marigolds-First Read)

• There are lush green lawns and leafy shade trees.

• The town was full of gardens of brilliant, vivid marigolds.

• The Depression the country faced was a new worry for the people of the town.

• The down is run down and impoverished.

Multiple Choice

Why does Lizabeth think Miss Lottie’s marigolds look strange and out-of-place? (Lesson: First Read-Marigolds)

• They interfered with the ugliness and poverty the children were used to experiencing.

• They were planted by a witch woman that frightened the children.

• They were the only marigolds planted in a garden of tulips that the children helped plant.

• They made the children dance with happiness and joy.

Multiple Choice

How does Lizabeth’s destruction of Miss Lottie’s marigolds relate to her transition from adolescence to adulthood? (Lesson: First Read-Marigolds)

• It is the destruction of the marigolds that leads Lizabeth toward a life of violence and hopelessness. She continues to hurt others through her actions.

• It is the destruction of the marigolds that leads to Lizabeth's compassion for Miss Lottie rather than pity for herself. She understands that Miss Lottie is trying to find happiness in a world of misery.

• It is the destruction of the marigolds that leads Lizabeth into a career in agriculture. She learns the pain of destroying the flowers and vows to plant new ones as an adult.

• It is the destruction of the marigolds that leads Lizabeth to realize she is a strong young woman. She knows she can all obstacles.

Poll

Lizabeth faces both external and internal sources of conflict throughout the story. In a 300-word analysis, explain which conflicts are internal and which are external. Then, using evidence from the text, explain how both types of conflict influence her character and her actions. What grade would you give this response:

Lizabeth faced many conflicts in the story "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier. One internal conflict was that she was growing up and felt confused by her emotions and realizations. She also had the internal conflict of losing her innocence as she started to see the harshness of the world around her. Her external conflicts are that she lives in poverty and her parents are feeling the effects of the depression. These things lead to her feeling complex emotions. These conflicts cause a struggle in Lizabeth that she cannot handle. She gets overwhelmed and destroys the marigolds. This teaches her compassion and helps her relate to Miss Lottie. Her conflicts help her grow up.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• F

Poll

The message the narrator would most agree with based on the story is

• We should try to find beauty in the world even when everything seems ugly.

• Events from your past can shape the person you are in the future.

• We must learn to have compassion for each other to fully grow as an individual.