Lyddie Chapters 1-8

What is the setting at the very beginning of the story?

• A mountain farm in Vermont
• The Lowell mills
• Baker's Mill
• Mrs. Bedlow's boarding house 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

What conflict arises at the end of chapter 1?

• Charlie loses the baby calf
• Mama gets sick and has to go to the hospital
• Lyddie and Charlie are told they have to work to pay off the farm debts
• Lyddie and Charlie's father returns

Which of the following is NOT one way the Stevens family helps Lyddie and Charlie?

• They invite them for dinner
• Mr. Stevens gives them a horse and a pig
• Mr. Stevens gives them a good price for the calf
• Luke Stevens gives them a ride to their new work places

Luke Stevens offers to help Lyddie into the wagon and to look after the farm while she's gone. Lyddie declines both of these offers. What does that show you about her character?

• She is weak
• She is stubborn and does not like to accept help
• She is intelligent
• She is respectful

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1B

How does Lyddie feel when she arrives at Cutler's Tavern and meets Mistress Cutler for the first time?

• Excited
• Calm and relaxed
• Confident
• Self-conscious 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

In chapter 6,when Lyddie meets Ezekial Abernathy, she struggles with which internal conflict?

• Whether to stay at her cabin through the winter or travel back to Cutler's Tavern
• Whether to turn him in for reward money or help keep him hidden

How does Mistress Cutler's decision to dismiss Lyddie from the tavern help move the plot forward? 

• Lyddie starts to give up hoping that she will ever get her family back together
• Lyddie decides to go to Lowell, MA to be a "mill girl" and make more money
• She decides to work at Baker's Mill so that she can be closer to Charlie
• Lyddie starts to regret giving Ezekial all of the calf money

What is the setting of chapter 8?

• Cutler's Tavern
• Lyddie's mountain farm in Vermont
• Boston, Massachusetts
• The Concord Cooperation in Lowell

What does Lyddie think of the other passengers on the stagecoach in chapter 7?

• She thinks they are lovely
• She thinks they are polite and kind
• She thinks they are disgusting
• She thinks they are useful