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WorksheetsCHAPTERS 6-13 - CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND PLOT
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 33mins
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1.
In Chapter 6, who is Ezekial, and what is he doing in Lyddie’s cabin?
a)
He was a run- away slave who was also a preacher, heading north when he ran out of money and went to rob Lyddie.
b)
He was a run- away slave who was also a preacher, heading north when he got sick and went to the Stevensons for refuge.
2.
How is Lyddie’s encounter with Ezekial, a runaway slave, a turning point in her development?
a)
She sees the parallel in her own quest for freedom and Ezekial’s.
b)
She decides that she will never own a slave.
3.
How does the mistress of the tavern respond to Lyddie when she returns?
a)
Mrs. Culter is very angry and dismisses(fires) Lyddie for leaving while she was gone.
b)
Ms. Cutler is very angry and dismisses (fires) Lyddie for befriending a slave.
4.
How is the fact that Lyddie was fired become another turning point in her development?
a)
Lyddie then realizes she is free and can do anything that she wants.
b)
Lyddie decides to walk to Lowell, Massachusetts, to become a factory girl.
c)
Only A is correct.
d)
Both A and B are correct.
5.
In Chapter 7, what does Lyddie think of the other passengers in the stagecoach? Why?
a)
She thinks the first 2 passengers, the man and the woman, are disagreeable.
b)
She did not like the woman who seemed to look down on her because of the way she was dressed.
c)
She thought they were ignorant and useless.
d)
All of the above are correct.
6.
True or False?
Lyddie took control of the situation when the stage coach got stuck.
Lyddie took control of the situation when the stage coach got stuck.
a)
True: She helped the hapless male passengers right the carriage.
b)
False: She sat quietly in the coach and got angry that they were stuck.
7.
How does the stagecoach driver help Lyddie?
a)
He took Lyddie to his sister’s boarding house for the Concord Manufactoring Corporation.
b)
He tells that she will not have to pay him for the ride.
c)
He allowed her to ride next to him in the seat next to him & gave her something to keep warm.
d)
Both A and C are correct.
8.
How does Lyddie help the stagecoach driver?
a)
Lyddie found a flat stone and put under the wheel.
b)
She made the men all push together on her count.
c)
Both answers are correct.
d)
Neither answer is correct.
9.
In Chapter 8, what does Amelia want Lyddie to do on the Sabbath? Why?
a)
Amelia wants to take her to the city to have lunch.
b)
Amelia wants her to go to church with her because she thinks Lyddie is not a nice person.
c)
She asks her to go to a meeting for the factory because they worked there.
d)
Amelia what’s her to go to church when her. They have to go because they are upstanding.
10.
How does Lyddie feel about going to church with Amelia?
a)
She is uncomfortable with the idea.
b)
She was excited and ready to go.
11.
How does Mrs. Bedlow help Lyddie?
a)
Mrs. Bedlow helps Lyddie by giving her money to buy new clothes.
b)
She makes arrangements for her to work at a factory.
c)
She puts her in a room with Betsy , Amelia and Prudence so that they can tell her all about the factory and her new working environment.
d)
All of the above are correct.
12.
True or False?
Lyddie has to endure many different new experiences in Chapter 8, including being vaccinated for smallpox.
Lyddie has to endure many different new experiences in Chapter 8, including being vaccinated for smallpox.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What are three things that Lyddie notices on her first day in the weaving room about the work and the working conditions.
a)
She notices the noise, murky air, and vigilant (alert and wakeful) young women working.
b)
She notices the noise, open windows, and small girls working as well as older girls.
c)
Both A and B are correct.
d)
Only A is correct.
14.
Why do Lyddie’s roommates tell her she should not go and see Diana?
a)
They say that she is a known radical.
b)
She is part of The Female Labor Reform Association which speaks out for better working conditions.
c)
Diana tries to get the other girls to join her and sign a petition.
d)
All of the above are correct.
15.
How does Diana help Lyddie in the factory on her first day?
a)
Diana, steps in and offers to show her how to use the loom when the overseer yells at her.
b)
Diana, steps in and offers to show her how to use the loom because she couldn't hear the overseer's explanation..
16.
What are some other ways that Diana helps Lyddie?
a)
Diana gave her boots to walk with so that she did not have to go barefoot.
b)
She offers to help her learn how to read better.
c)
Only A is correct.
d)
Both A and B are correct.
17.
True or False?
In Chapter 9, Lyddie gets Diana to write a letter to her mother and brother for her.
In Chapter 9, Lyddie gets Diana to write a letter to her mother and brother for her.
a)
True: Lyddie is not able to read or write.
b)
False: She wrote a letter to her mother and brother with Diana's help.
18.
How does Lyddie’s first full day in the weaving room affect her?
a)
She gets a headache within 5 minutes, her feet became swollen in her boots, and she had trouble breathing.
b)
She gets sick to her stomach, her feet became swollen in her boots, and she began to throw up.
c)
She gets mad and goes immediately to bed when she gets back to the boarding house.
19.
In Chapter 10, what does Betsy do for Lyddie?
a)
She reads the Bible to her.
b)
She reads Oliver Twist to her.
20.
How is life different for Lyddie in the summer in Chapter 11? Why?
a)
All of the other girls that she is friends with go home for the summer.
b)
Lyddie gets additional machines to run and spends her evenings and summers reading Oliver Twist.
c)
Both A and B are correct.
d)
Neither A nor B is correct.
21.
In Chapter 11, what does Lyddie buy? Why?
a)
Lyddie buys a leather bound copy of Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist for her brother. She wants to read it to him when they are together again.
b)
Lyddie buys a leather bound copy of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. She wants to go back and read the beginning of the story and also re-read the whole book.
22.
How does the factory speed-up in Chapter 13 affect Lyddie?
a)
She is mentally and physically exhausted.
b)
She is worried abut Betsy.
c)
She eats more to keep up her energy.
d)
She works harder so Mr. Marsden can win a prize.
23.
Which piece of textual evidence supports that Lyddie is mentally and physically exhausted?
a)
"She ate the food set before her."
b)
"She did not want Betsy to go."
c)
"She was too tired at night now to copy out a page of Oliver to paste to her loom."
d)
"The harder we work, the bigger prize they get."
24.
Which sentence from the novel supports the idea that Lyddie is just as ambitious and motivated to work after her accident with the loom shuttle as she was before the accident?
a)
"I-I've come to hate factory life. Oh Betsy, I hate what it's doing to me."
b)
"She thought about her family-suppose that cussed shuttle had killed her or out out her eye?"
c)
"Dr.Craven had cut her hair away from the wound and bound her head in a proper bandage, but she took it off. She was going back to work the next day."
d)
"I've been through winter before,' said Amelia. 'It's not the season.' She sighed again more deeply than before. 'I'm tired, Betsy. I can't keep up the pace.' 'Who can?' Except our Amazonian Lyddie?' Betsy's laugh turned abruptly into a cough.
25.
Who is working so hard in school, doing the very best that they can, and is a Social Studies fair BOSS??
a)
Mimi
b)
Tootie
c)
Pickle
d)
Koby
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