The Flowers

Which of the following best describes the theme of The Flowers?

• Nature has the ability to tear people apart.

• Knowledge of the evil in the world brings the end of childhood.

• Hanging individuals is bad.

• Sharecropping was a form of exploitation in the 1800's.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following excerpts from the text best conveys Myop's innocence?

• "Turning her back on the rusty boards of her family's sharecropper cabin, Myop walked along the fence till it ran into the stream..."

• "By twelve o'clock, her arms laden with sprigs of her findings, she was a mile or more from home."

• "She was ten, and nothing existed for her but her song..."

• "Myop laid down her flowers."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What might the "strange blue flowers" represent?

• Spring and sunshine

• Death and winter

• Childhood and innocence

• Family and home life

What does Myop see that prompts her to put her flowers down?

• A dead man

• A wild pink rose

• A noose near the man's body

• Strange blue flowers

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The flowers most likely represent . . .

• hatred

• friendship

• innocence

• irritation

• knowledge

what is the name of the flowers?

• Blossom

• Lily

• Rose

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which flower is this?

• Rose lily

• Lily

• Rose

• Lotus

Which flower is this?

• Bellflowers

• Begonia

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which flower is this?

• Azalea

• Bengonia

• Bellflowers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which flower is this?

• Baby’s breath

• Bellflower

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5