Lyddie Chapter 20-23

Which of the following tone words best describes the tone when Lyddie returns home in Chapter 23?

• Bitter

• Content

• Defeated

• Forlorn

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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..."

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

From Chapter 21:

Brigid was not at her looms. Mr. Marsden was not on his high stool. Her execution was delayed. She felt relief, which was immediately swallowed up in anxiety. She needed it all to be over.

What does she mean by "her execution was delayed?"

• She would not be set free today.

• She would not be killed today.

• She would not get fired from her job today.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Using your context of what happened in chapter 21 between Lyddie and Mr.Marsden, what does moral turpitude mean?

• To be dirty and unclean.

• Something that is wicked or evil.

• Not working hard enough.

• To be ignorant

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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. 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why is Lyddie told she is being fired in chapter 21?

• For doing Brigid's work for her
• For being a "troublemaker" and for "moral turpitude"
• For leaving a loom unattended and destroying 800 yards of fabric
• For stomping on Mr. Marsden's foot

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

"Mr. Marsden?" She stepped out of the shadow and stood in his path.  "Miss Worthen." He breathed out her name. "I am mean and I am cheap.  Sometimes I am a coward and often times I'm selfish.  I ain't a beauty to look at.  But I am not vile, shameful, base, or depraved!"
What is the overall tone of this passage?

• funny
• suspenseful
• angry
• confused

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• The workers have many positive rights that are always protected by the owners and overseers.
• The rights of workers are often abused by mill owners even when workers have not broken any rules.
• 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.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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 does the bear symbolize in this excerpt?

• the loss of Lyddie's childhood

• Mr. Marsden

• the loss of everything Lyddie knew and loved

• the loss of Lyddie's independence due to marrying Luke

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10