"Marigolds" Short Story by Eugenia Collier

What can you infer about the children and Miss Lottie?

• The children love to spend time with Miss Lottie.

• The children like to bother or annoy Miss Lottie.

• The children are afraid of Miss Lottie because she is a witch.

• The children go to Miss Lottie's to hear stories from long ago.

What motivates the children to annoy Miss Lottie?

• Fear and fun

• Fear and terror

• Fun and excitement

• Fun and retribution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What does the phrase "the bars of our cage" represent in the children's lives?

• The poverty the children live in, but don't notice due to their age.

• The fear the children have after Miss Lottie calls for John Burke.

• The punishment they receive after annoying Miss Lottie.

What are the conflicting feelings Lizabeth is experiencing after throwing stones at the marigolds?

• The child in her is lonely, and the woman in her feels sad for Miss Lottie.

• The woman in her feels ashamed, and the child in her is sad because it was only for fun.

What motivates Lizabeth to wake Joey?

• She is afraid and wanted some company.

• She heard her mother's hum, and wanted her brother it hear it too.

• She wanted him to help her destroy Miss Lottie's flowers.

• He was running late and she needed to help her mother at work.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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Identify the feelings that are causing Lizabeth to return to Miss Lottie.

• The emotions she felt had nothing to do with her return to Miss Lottie's.

• The emotions she had that were building up over summer, confusion, bewilderment, hopelessness.

• She was angry after Miss Lottie told her parents about what she did to the marigolds.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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After destroying the flowers, what does Lizabeth's reaction to Miss Lottie reveal about her? (351-361)

• She has realized that what she has done was wrong, and childish. Miss Lottie after all is just a woman trying to make the world a bit more beautiful. This was her last act of childhood, she is now a woman.

• She has realized that what she has done was too easy, and that Miss Lottie was expecting her. She learns that she wasn't smarter than Miss Lottie, like she thought,

• She has realized that what she has done was childish.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do Miss Lottie's marigolds symbolize to the narrator?

• They symbolize the sadness in the world.

• They symbolize the beauty and joy that the world can have.

• They symbolize the beauty in every woman's life.

• They symbolize the struggles of childhood.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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What does the narrator mean when she says that she has planted marigolds?

• She has helped people discover their adulthood.

• She has planed marigold in her own garden.

• She has found the beauty in the ugly parts of the world.

• She has written a story about planting marigolds in harsh conditions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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Who was the narrator of the story?

• Lizbeth

• Joey

• Paul

• Eliza