Lyddie Close Reading Check Chapter 3-8

What is the setting for chapter 3?

• Farm in Vermont
• Lowell, Massachusetts
• Cutler's Tavern
• The Stevens' Farm

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

• comfortable
• relaxed
• out of place
• appropriate

Read the following sentence.  What is the meaning of comrade?
"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."

• enemy
• mother
• sister
• friend

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.

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where was Charlie when Lyddie stopped at the mill?

• The Farm

• Cutler's Tavern

• School

How did Lyddie feel after stopping to visit her brother?

• Happy and carefree

• Happy and jealous

• Angry and jealous

Which statement below best explains the meaning of "Pretending courage seemed to manufacture it..." (pg. 39)

• It is easy to pretend to be brave.

• Faking courage can lead you to be truly brave.

• Fear is the enemy of courage.

• Courage can be created from your fears.

Why was Ezekial in Lyddie's cabin?

• He had bought the cabin from Mama

• He was hunting run away slaves

• He was a run away slave hiding in the cabin.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why is Ezekial in Lyddie's cabin?

• He stopped on his journey because he was sick from the cold.

• He was lost in the woods and encountered a bear and hid in the cabin for safety.

• Mr. Stevens, the Quaker neighbor, sent Ezekial there because it wasn't safe for him at his home.

• He is traveling on the Underground Railroad to Canada.

• He is a fugitive from the law and had escaped imprisonment.