Lyddie Chapter 19-21

From Chapter 19:

All the girls took their burdens to Diana. She was always the one who came to help you. Nobody ever thought of Diana needing help.

Using context clues, what does burden mean?

• an advantage

• a problem that you carry

• to lighten

Look at this passage from chapter 19:

At the first curfew bell, the women in charge pronounced the meeting adjourned until the following Tuesday, the girls broke into a buzz, gathering their sewing things together and putting on bonnets to leave.

Using context clues, what does adjourned mean?

• to begin

• to think about

• to put off or postpone

In chapter 20 what does Lyddie do to help Brigid?

• Lyddie pays Brigid money to do her chores.

• Lyddie teaches Brigid to read.

• Lyddie works an extra loom for Brigid.

Which passage from chapter 20 supports the idea that Brigid is improving as a loom operator?

• "Lyddie sighed. She couldn't take Brigid on to teach..."

• "She did not want Brigid to be ashamed of the only home she had...

• "Between them, she and Brigid coached several of the new spare hands..."

When Lyddie receives a letter from Charlie asking her to think kindly on Luke Stevens, what does Lyddie do?

• She starts to cry.

• She runs to work because it's the only place she is happy.

• She almost tore up the letter.

How does Lyddie save Brigid from Mr. Marsden's inappropriate behavior in chapter 20?

• Lyddie reports Mr. Marsden to his bosses at the Concord Corporation.

• Lyddie sets off the fire alarm in the factory and it scares Mr. Marsden off.

• Lyddie dumps a bucket of water over Mr. Marsden's head and then leads Brigid out of the factory.

What does Lyddie do in chapter 20 that does NOT match with her previous behavior?

• She spends more money on books.

• She becomes upset when thinking about Charlie.

• She works harder and harder at the looms at the factory.

What two books did Lyddie buy from the bookstore?

• The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Oliver Twist

• Oliver Twist and a Dictionary

• Lyddie and The Hunger Games

What does Lyddie find out about her mother in chapter 20?

• Lyddie's mother has been released from the asylum.

• Lyddie's mother has died.

• Lyddie's mother has escaped from the asylum and is in hiding.

From Chapter 21:

Her breath caught high in her throat and her blood raced around her body, undecided whether to run fire through her veins, searing her despite the November chill, or freeze to the icy rivulet of a mountain brook.

Using context clues, what does rivulet mean?

• a small stream

• a forest

• a field