Lyddie (Chapter 10) - Text-Dependent Questions

The text says: “Now that she thought of it, she could hardly breathe, the air was so laden with moisture and debris” (75). What does laden mean?

• Filled with

• Weighed Down

• Heavy

• All of the above

The text says: “Now that she thought of it, she could hardly breathe, the air was so laden with moisture and debris” (75). How do you know what the word Laden means?

• The quote says that Lyddie couldn't really breathe because the air was filled with humidity and dust.

• The quote says that Lyddie couldn't really breathe because it was hot and the space was tight.

• The quote said that Lyddie wasn't having difficulty breathing because she is use to the farm air.

• The quote said that Lyddie was having difficulty breathing because she was use to the farm air.

What wouldn't it feel like to breathe air “laden with moisture and debris”?

• It would feel like you are suffocating.

• It would feel like you are choking and need water.

• It would feel like breathing fresh air.

• It would feel like your lungs are collapsing.

The text says: “Now that she thought of it, she could hardly breathe, the air was so laden with moisture and debris” (75). Which Working Conditions note card best explains what this quote helps the reader understand about Lyddie’s life and work?

• The air in the factory was humid and dusty.

• The looms were powerful and could injure workers if they weren’t careful.

• Workers lived and ate in crowded, noisy boardinghouses.

• All of the above.

The text says: “Even though Diana had stopped the loom, Lyddie stood rubbing the powder into her fingertips, hesitating to plunge her hands into the bowels of the machine” (75). What does the phrase bowels of the machine mean?

• The internal organs of people

• The inside of the humid and dusty weaving room

• The outside of the machine

• The insides of the looms

What does personification mean?

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

• Giving a non-living object traits of a human or animal.

• An extreme exaggeration.

• A phrase that has different meanings than what it says.

The text says: “Even though Diana had stopped the loom, Lyddie stood rubbing the powder into her fingertips, hesitating to plunge her hands into the bowels of the machine” (75). What is being personified?

• The weaving room.

• Lyddie's hands.

• The factory.

• The loom.

Personification gives stories life and helps audiences connect and understand the text better.

• True

• False

By giving inanimate objects human qualities, personification helps to relate ideas and objects to people, allowing an author to convey his meaning more effectively.

• True

• False

An example of personification is:

• She is a rose.

• The sunlight danced.

• It was a billion miles away.

• The sun is the sunniest sun in all of suns.