Lyddie Chapter 12

Mr. Marsden brings "foreign dignitaries" to watch her work because

• They have never seen a factory before

• She is one of the best workers in the weaving room

• He is deciding if he should fire her

• She wants to meet with them to discuss opening her own factory

Lyddie spends her free time in the weaving room

• Getting fresh air on the staircase

• Talking to her friends, like Diana

• Drinking water because she is so hot

• Reading copied pages of Oliver Twist

Lyddie was making about how much money per week?

• $2.50

• $.75

• $1.75

• $2.00

What news does Lyddie receive from her mother in the letter?

• Papa has died, and her sisters are sick

• Aunt Clarissa and Uncle Judah are in poor health

• Her sister Agnes has died, and Rachel is sick

• Lyddie must come back to live with them as soon as possible

How does the letter from her mom affect Lyddie?

• She realizes there is no hope of seeing her family again.

• She decides to quit the mill and return home immediately

• She cries more than she has ever cried before.

• She feels more determined to earn money to reunite with her family on the farm.

Since Lyddie began working at the mill, the pace of the machines has

• stayed the same

• slowed down a lot

• sped up rapidly

• become too much for Lyddie to bear

Prudence quits the mill and goes home because

• she has developed a horrible cough from the air

• she has been injured n the machines

• she has gone to college

• she has gone home to get married

What is the petition for?

• Working at a faster pace in the mill

• Working at a slower pace in the mill

• Working more hours in the mill

• Working less hours in the mill

If the girls are blacklisted from the mill

• They have to work more machines

• They are fired

• They can't work at any mill in Lowell ever again

• They can't work at the concord corporation ever again

Betsy plans to

• Sign the petition and go to college in Ohio

• Sign the petition and get married

• Sign the petition and live with her brother

• Sign the petition and lead a turnout