Marigolds Review

Reread lines 78-88: How does Joey feel and how might his feelings move the story forward?

• Joey is bored, and does not want to go anywhere or do anything

• Joey is happy, and decides to "go somewhere" because he is in a good mood

• Joey is bored, and his friends want to "go somewhere" to find a new activity or adventure

• Joey is sad, and wants to hang out with Lizabeth

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the metaphor from lines 27-29 affect the tone of this story?

• It suggests a feeling of hope and perseverance

• It reveals how the speaker feels about her life

• It suggests a feeling of desperation and ongoing sadness

• It shows a feeling of happiness and hope

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Reread the following quote: "I suppose that futile waiting was the sorrowful background music of our impoverished little community when I was young." What two things are being compared?

• "futile waiting" is compared to "sorrowful background music"

• "futile waiting" is compared to "our impoverished little community"

• "community" is compared to "young"

• "our impoverished little community" is compared to "sorrowful background music"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What do the details on lines 1-12 suggest about what the theme might be.

• Summer time is a time for adventure

• The theme may relate to what can be learned from poverty

• Poverty has no impact on someone's life

• Childhood is a time for adventure

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Reread lines 1-12 on page 213: Select the details that show the time and place of the story.

• "it does not present things as they are, but rather as they feel; another incongruency of memory"

• "the home town of my youth; the dust of late summer"

• "I don't know why I should remember only the dust; but memory is an abstract painting."

• "lush green lawns and paved streets under leafy shade trees somewhere in town; dry September dirt roads... of the shanty-town where I lived"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Reread lines 237-248: Select the detail that show the conflicting feelings Lizabeth is experiencing.

• "Suddenly I was ashamed, and I did not like being ashamed."

• "The mood lasted all afternoon."

• "I did not notice my father's silence, for he was always silent these days."

• "The child in me sulked and said it was all fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the description of the marigolds on pg. 218, lines 158-174, contribute to a possible theme?

• The narrator might learn something from the beauty of the marigolds

• The narrator might learn something about what it is like to be John Burke's mother

• The narrator might learn something about planting flowers

• The narrator might learn something from Ms. Lottie and her son

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Reread lines 197-201: What does the phrase "the bars of our cage" refer to?

• Ms. Lottie's fence, which causes an obstacle for the kids to get to the marigolds

• The bars of the cage Ms. Lottie put Lizabeth in

• The formlessness of the kid's summer, which leaves them feeling trapped

• The poverty of the children's lives, which is like a cage they cannot escape from

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Reread lines 158-174 on pg. 218: Select the details that describe Lizabeth's reaction to the marigolds.

• "leaning over the bright mounds, her backside in the air"

• "interfered with the perfect ugliness of the place; they were too beautiful"

• "We had to annoy her by whizzing a pebble into her flowers or by yelling a dirty word..."

• "did not fit with the crumbling decay."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Reread this sentence from pg. 217: "But our real fun and our real fear lay in Ms. Lottie herself." What is motivating the children to annoy Ms. Lottie?

• The kids view her as cruel, so they are excited by the fear of her being mean

• The kids view her as a challenge because, even though she is an elderly woman, the kids are afraid of her, which is probably exciting to them

• The kids view her as a funny, old lady because always makes a joke when the kids are around

• The kids view her as an easy target because she is always inside, so they know they cannot get caught

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

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