Marigolds

Eugenia Collier, the author of "Marigolds," chose to write this story in first-person point of view. How does this choice impact the reader?

• The reader gets a more in-depth understanding of the narrator's thoughts and emotions.

• The reader gets a more in-depth understanding of the thoughts and emotions of all the characters in the story.

• The reader learns about the setting, plot, and characters through the eyes of multiple characters.

• The reading experience is not impacted by the author's choice of narrative point of view.

The narrator of the story is _____.

• Ms. Lottie

• Lizabeth

• John

• Ms. Strangesworth

In which season does the narrator vividly recall the dust and the marigolds?

​ (a)  

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

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The Antagonist in "Marigolds" is....________

• Joey

• Lizabeth

• Mrs. Lottie

• John Burke

What emotions does the memory of Miss Lottie's marigolds evoke in the narrator?

• Nostalgia, Joy, and Rage

• Happiness and excitement

• Sadness and fear

• Indifference and boredom

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Ms. Lottie grew the marigolds in order to _____.

• Make neighbor's jealous

• Sell them

• Earn respect

• Create a small patch of beauty and Hope

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

• Rage

• Relief

• Defeat

• Indifference

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

• Empathy/ compassion

• Fear/ anxiety

• 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

What causes Lizabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's marigolds?

• They were bothering her brother.

• She was dared by the other kids.

• Her family's roles were reversed.

• She was a child and an adult at the same time.