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WorksheetsLyddie Ch. 12 "I Will Not Be a Slave" pgs. 86-93
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a synonym for the word diligent?
a)
hard-working
b)
lazy
c)
unaware
d)
serious
2.
What is the meaning of the word veritable?
a)
genuine
b)
being very false
c)
rare
d)
liar
3.
Which is an antonym of the word disdain?
a)
contempt
b)
scorn
c)
respect
d)
disrespect
4.
Which is the meaning of the word rapier?
a)
a criminal
b)
a pen
c)
a small sword
d)
a rock
5.
What unfavorable conditions did the foreign dignitaries probably observe? (see p. 86)
a)
a very clean textile mill
b)
happy workers
c)
a loud, hot textile mill with dusty air
d)
a quiet, cool textile mill with clean air
6.
What was the "blooming petition" referred to by Betsy?
a)
Betsy's petition for 10 hour days
b)
Agnes's petition for 10 hour days
c)
Mr. Marsden's petition for 10 hour days
d)
Diana's petition for 10 hour days
7.
What was the "turnout" in which Betsy had participated?
a)
a walkout or strike
b)
a sit-in or strike
c)
a runaway or strike
d)
when everyone goes to work
8.
Why did Lyddie want to keep on working the 13 hour day?
a)
So she could help Ezekial
b)
So she could help Triphena
c)
So she could keep busy
d)
So she could pay the debts and bring her family together
9.
Why do you think the author included the character Amelia? (see pgs. 90-93)
a)
To give other reasons why the girls worked and what they thought about the factory system
b)
To explain why Lyddie worked at the textile mill
c)
To explain why Diana worked at the textile mill
d)
To explain why Mr. Marsden worked at the textile mill
10.
How did Lyddie and the other girls find a way to escape the grasp of the mill?
a)
They read novels like Oliver Twist and the Bible scriptures taped to window frames
b)
They wrote stories
c)
They gossiped
d)
They went to the movie theatre
11.
Why was Betsy saving her money?
a)
To give to Lyddie
b)
To go to a real college - Oberlin
c)
To go to a real college - Wesley
d)
To go to a real college - ASU
12.
What was Lyddie's obligation to the corporation?
a)
to work as much as she wanted
b)
to work for a full year
c)
to work for a full month
d)
to work for her entire life
13.
What was Diana's group working for?
a)
12 hour working days
b)
13 hour working days
c)
14 hour working days
d)
10 hour working days
14.
Why did Lyddie go to church?
a)
Her mother expected her to go
b)
Mr. Marsden expected her to go
c)
Lyddie wanted to go
d)
The corporation pressured the factory girls to attend. They wanted a good moral presence for the girls.
15.
What is a synonym for proficient?
a)
an expert
b)
a loner
c)
to be very unskilled at a task
d)
inept
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