In chapter 1, why do Lyddie and Charlie not go with their mother?

Lyddie wants to stay and take care of the farm.

Lyddie and Charlie are scared of their mother.

Their Aunt Clarissa does not want them to come.

At the end of Chapter 1, Lyddie and Charlie get bad news. What was the bad news?

Mother wants them to leave the farm to work off the family's debts.

Aunt Clarissa wants Lyddie and Charlie to live with her.

Which of the following actions by the Stevens family best shows that they are a kind family.

They help Lyddie and Charlie by feeding them and offering to look after their cabin while they are gone.

They help sell off the calf at the auction so that Lyddie and Charlie have money.

They help Charlie and Lyddie when the bear comes into their cabin.

Luke Stevens is nice to Lyddie even though she prefers to be independent.

What caused Lyddie's feet to chafe?

Lyddie's shoes were too big and stuffed with paper.

Lyddie had already walked 10 miles.

Lyddie was trudging through the mud caused by the rain.

Why did Lyddie not allow Triphena to persuade her to wait?

Lyddie didn't want to take the risk of allowing the mistress to talk her into staying.

Lyddie wanted to get on the road before it was too late in the evening.

Lyddie was too eager to begin her journey and didn't want to miss the stagecoach.

How did Lyddie learn to read and spell better? p. 87

She read and copied Oliver Twist over and over.

Why did Lyddie say she was not a slave? p. 93

She made more money than she had back home or at the inn.

She did not have to work 13 hours every day.

She could quit if she wanted to.

Why do the other girls think they are working like slaves? p. 92

The corporation made a lot of money from them.

Their wages went down more often than they went up.

What is an example of the unhealthy conditions at the factory? p. 101

A girl slipped and broke her neck.

The girls could not keep clean.

A girl got her hair caught in a machine.

"She wanted to explain to them--to justify herself." What does the word justify mean?

to administer justice to someone

Which passage from chapter 14 illustrates Lyddie's frustration while training Brigid, the new girl in the factory?

"With her scissors, she cut two threads from a bobbin and, taking the girl to the window where the light was best, Lyddie wasted at least five precious minutes tying and retying the useless knot until, finally, the girl was able, however clumsily, to tie a lumpy knot."

"The new girl, Brigid, was from the Acre- an Irish papist through and through, wearing layers of strange capes and smelling even worse than Lyddie herself."

"As for tying knots, a basic weaver's knot, Brigid simply couldn't do them."

"Lyddie demonstrated--her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling..."

Which passage from chapter 14 illustrates Lyddie's frustration while training Brigid, the new girl in the factory?

"With her scissors, she cut two threads from a bobbin and, taking the girl to the window where the light was best, Lyddie wasted at least five precious minutes tying and retying the useless knot until, finally, the girl was able, however clumsily, to tie a lumpy knot."

"The new girl, Brigid, was from the Acre- an Irish papist through and through, wearing layers of strange capes and smelling even worse than Lyddie herself."

"As for tying knots, a basic weaver's knot, Brigid simply couldn't do them."

"Lyddie demonstrated--her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling..."

Why does Betsy leave the mill in chapter 14?

Betsy is forced to leave because of her poor health.

Betsy was fired and blacklisted for signing the labor petition.

Betsy met a man and is going to get married.

Betsy and Amelia can no longer get along with each other.

What does Luke bring to Lyddie in chapter 14?

a letter and money from Ezekial

How do Uncle Judah's plans for Lyddie's farm affect the plot of the story?

Judah's plans to sell the farm will make it very difficult, or impossible, to reclaim the farm.

Judah's plans to pay off the farm will make it possible for Lyddie and her family to reunite.

Judah's plans to continue renting the farm to others will postpone Lyddie's return to the farm.

Judah's plans to tear down Lyddie's cabin to build a windmill will leave Lyddie and her family without a home to return to.

Read the following passage about Rachel coming to live with Lyddie at the boarding house. "Mrs. Bedlow looked doubtful, but she didn't say no. She just sighed and started to peel again..." What does this passage reveal about Mrs. Bedlow's personality?

she is tolerant and sympathetic

Read the following sentence about Lyddie from chapter 16. "Taking money from the bank was like having a rooted tooth yanked from the jaw." The author is using a simile to illustrate...

how unsettling it is for Lyddie to remove money she's saved from the bank

how painful it can be to have a tooth pulled

how banks often cause people distress

how Lyddie does understand how the banking system in Lowell work

What has Lyddie found out about her mother?

Lyddie's mother has been committed to an asylum.

Lyddie's mother has been sent to prison for her debts.

Lyddie's mother is going to have another baby.

Lyddie's mother is going to get remarried to a man she met at Aunt Clarissa and Uncle Judah's.

What has Lyddie found out about her mother?

Lyddie's mother has been committed to an asylum.

Lyddie's mother has been sent to prison for her debts.

Lyddie's mother is going to have another baby.

Lyddie's mother is going to get remarried to a man she met at Aunt Clarissa and Uncle Judah's.

Why has Lyddie become worried about Rachel in chapter 17?

Rachel has developed a very bad cough that wakes her up at night.

The owner of the boardinghouse will no longer allow Rachel to stay at the boardinghouse

The factory owner has agreed to allow Rachel to work a very dangerous job at the mill.

Rachel gets a fever and can no longer remember her name or the people around her.

How does living with Rachel affect Lyddie?

Lyddie becomes friendlier and nicer as a result of Rachel's influence.

Lyddie becomes bitter and resentful because she has to take care of Rachel.

Lyddie becomes angrier and angrier at her mother for sending Rachel to live with her.

Lyddie becomes overjoyed because she will receive money from the state of Massachusetts to take care of Rachel because she is under the age of 18.

In chapter 18, Lyddie reluctantly agrees to let Rachel go to when the Phinneys offer to take care of both Charlie and Rachel. Lyddie also finds out that the family farm has been bought by the Stevenses. However, Lyddie continues to work hard at the factory. How do these events represent a turning point in the story?

Lyddie no longer has to weigh concerns for her family against concerns about factory conditions and her own life.

Lyddie makes a major decision to marry Luke Stevens since his family now owns the farm.

Lyddie makes a regrettable decision to run away with Rachel for the Phinneys cannot claim her.

Lyddie decides she will no longer have contact with her own family because she thinks it will be for their own good.

After Luke Stevens' marriage proposal, Lyddie compares what it would be like to be married to Luke Stevens to...

having her family back together

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

Lyddie's mother has been released from the asylum.

Lyddie's mother is being moved to a prison for people in debt.

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

How does Diana's departure from the factory affect Lyddie and her work at the factory?

Lyddie takes on Diana's role of coaching new girls at the factory.

Lyddie misses Diana, and as a result, cannot concentrate on her work.

Lyddie secretly tries to convince all of the factory girls to sign the labor petition.

Lyddie decides she will quit her position at the factory and leave with Diana.

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

Lyddie dumps a bucket of water over Mr. Marsden's head and then leads Brigid to a safe place.

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 purposefully ruins one of the looms, forcing Mr. Marsden to deal with the situation.

What is Lyddie's reaction to her treatment of Mr. Marsden after saving Brigid from his inappropriate behavior in chapter 20?

Lyddie becomes extremely angry and vows to get even with Marsden.

Lyddie asks Brigid to keep the incident a secret.

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

She spends more money on books.

She is aggressive towards Mr. Marsden's inappropriate behavior.

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

She becomes upset when thinking about Charlie.

When Lyddie is fired in chapter 21, why is she unable to properly defend herself from the accusations?

Lyddie's lack of education causes her to become confused.

Lyddie is too ill to defend herself.

Lyddie is tricked in to confessing to the charges brought against her.

Lyddie knows if she defends herself against the accusations, she will lose her job and will not be able to get a job at another factory.

What does Lyddie's firing tell us about workers' rights in the mills?

The rights of workers are often abused by mill owners even when workers have not broken any rules.

The workers have many positive rights that are always protected by the owners and overseers.

When workers rights are abused in any way, mill owners do what they can to see that the workers are treated fairly.

If you are a minor (under the age of 18), you have less rights than workers who are adults.

The bear had won. It had stolen her home, her family, her work, her good name. She had thought she was so strong, so tough, and she had just stood there like a day-old lamb and let it gobble her down. In this passage, the author uses figurative language . What is the bear in this passage?

the hardships and challenges in life

the bear that attacked Lyddie's cabin in chapter 1

the loss of Lyddie's independence

Why can Lyddie no longer work in Lowell after she is fired from the Concord Corporation?

The company would not give her a certificate of honorable discharge

There are no longer any jobs available for new factory girls in Lowell

She has received an offer to come live with Charlie and Rachel at the Phinney's

She has accepted the marriage proposal from Luke Stevens

Lyddie Review Chapter 1-23

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the stagecoach driver call Lyddie "a little chip of Vermont granite"?

Lyddie is small and delicate

Lyddie is hard-headed like a rock

Lyddie is traveling to Vermont

Lyddie is from Vermont and she is tough like a rock

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Lyddie Review Chapter 1-23

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

What conflict arises at the end of chapter 1?

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?

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?

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

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

Why does the stagecoach driver call Lyddie "a little chip of Vermont granite"?

What is the setting of Chapter 1?

In chapter 1, why do Lyddie and Charlie not go with their mother?

At the end of Chapter 1, Lyddie and Charlie get bad news. What was the bad news?

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