Reading Check

The setting of "Marigolds" is set in rural ______.

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

• Maryland

• Ohio

T/F: Annoying Ms. Lottie was something the kids always enjoyed.

• True

• False

Miss Lottie's reaction to Lizabeth's destruction of the marigolds is one of _____.

• Rage

• Relief

• Defeat

• Indifference

The narrator of the story is _____.

• Ms. Lottie

• Lizabeth

• John

• Ms. Strangesworth

T/F: To African Americans in the narrator's hometown, the American Dream was a reality.

• True

• False

John Burke is a symbol of _____.

• Lizabeth's future

• Same as the marigolds

• Security in old age for Ms. Lottie

• Ms. Lottie's frustrated hopes and dreams

T/F: The marigolds were the only thing described as "beautiful" at the residence of Ms. Lottie's.

• True

• False

Ms. Lottie grew the marigolds in order to _____.

• Make neighbor's jealous

• Sell them

• Earn respect

• Create a small patch of beauty

Which emotion best qualifies Lizabeth's feelings towards Ms. Lottie at the end of the story?

• Admiration

• Fear

• Indifference

• Jealousy

When the narrator ends her story saying, "And I too have planted 'marigolds' ..." She is referring to 'marigolds' as _____.

• Flowers

• Symbols of hope

• Symbols of regret

• Symbols of poverty