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WorksheetsLyddie chapters 7-8 quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
IRONY: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is the irony of chapter seven's title, "South to Freedom"?
The north is associated with freedom.
The south was closer to the north in freedom.
The south represents the freedom of the people.
Why did Lyddie not allow Triphena to persuade her to wait?
Lyddie was too eager to begin her journey and didn't want to miss the stagecoach.
Lyddie wanted to get on the road before it was too late in the evening.
Lyddie didn't want to take the risk of allowing the mistress to talk her into staying.
How is Lyddie's encounter with Ezekial, a runaway slave, a turning point in her character development?
Lyddie sees the parallel in her own quest for freedom and Ezekial's.
Lyddie decides that she will never own a slave.
Lyddie was once selfish in her endeavors, now she puts others before herself.
Why does Lyddie take control of the situation when the stage coach got stuck?
She could bare the stuffy, smelly, carriage no longer, and needed fresh air.
The passengers thought less of her because of the way she was dressed, and that would show them that she was just as good.
After trying to restrain from helping the men, she finally grew tired of their incompetence.
How does the stagecoach driver help Lyddie?
He tells her that she will not have to pay him for the ride.
He took Lyddie to the nearest inn and gave her something to keep warm.
He took Lyddie to his sister's boarding house.
Next, Triphena made her wait while she packed her a parcel of food large enough to feed a table of harvesters. Parcel means
package
group
a lot
Then, just at dusk, the sky opened, and it began to rain--not light spring showers, but cold, soaking torrents of rain, streaming down her face, icicling rivulets down her chest and legs. Torrents and rivulets mean...
floods, stream of water
blasts, rings of water
storms, dried
Lyddie hesitated, but her sodden clothes and blistered feet reminded her how unsuited she was to continue the journey. What does sodden and unsuited mean? p.47
spoiled, unclothed
saturated, not appropriate
ragged, undone
What does Lyddie think of the other passengers in the stage coach?
Lyddie thinks the passengers are rude and selfish.
Lyddie thinks the passengers are critical and mortified.
Lyddie thinks the passengers are judgmental and ignorant.
Lyddie thinks the passengers are rude and selfish.
Lyddie thinks the passengers are critical and mortified.
Lyddie thinks the passengers are judgmental and ignorant.
Which of these choices is NOT one of the ways Mrs. Bedlow
helped Lyddie?
Mrs. Bedlow helped Lyddie get a job at the mill.
She took Lyddie to the mill on her first day of work.
She took Lyddie shopping for new clothes.
Mrs. Bedlow showed Lyddie kindness and gave her a dollar for new clothes.
Which of these choices is NOT one of the requirements the
girls must meet in order to work for the Concord Corporation?
The girls must attend church regularly.
They must wear proper clothes and shoes.
The girls must be vaccinated for smallpox.
They must attend night classes to learn reading and writing.
Which of Lyddie’s new friends enjoyed reading novels?
Betsy
Amelia
Diana
Prudence
Which of the following best describes the Mrs. Bedlow's boarding house?
Small and cramped
Calm and quiet
Noisy and busy
Empty and gloomy
Lyddie's new boarding house is number
5
7
10
1
Lyddie is going to work at the factory called the
The Factory de Lowell
Corporation of Concord
Concord Corporation
Massachusetts Mills
Lyddie gets a contract to work for
until she quits
until she gets fired
two years
one year
Upon entering the factory for the first day of work, what does Lyddie notice most?
The noise of the factory
The smell of the factory
How the ladies stare at her in a rude way
There are much less people than she expected to be there
Lyddie is worried about the contract because...
She is used to life on the farm, not life in the factory.
She is worried that if she signs the contract, she will be stuck there forever.
She thinks she will not be able to keep up with the factory life.
She knows she can't read well, so she won't understand the rules.
Upon entering the boarding house, Lyddie is amazed at the...
kettle
microwave
stove
sink
Lyddie meets all of the following girls at the boarding house except
Betsy
Amelia
Prudence
Felicia
