Worksheets"Marigolds"
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The families in Lizabeth's community are
poor
violent
hopeful
isolated
Why do the children hate the marigolds at Miss Lottie's house?
Miss Lottie has a nicer home than they do.
The flowers prove that Miss Lottie has a lot of money.
Miss Lottie expects the children to weed her garden.
The flowers do not fit in their cheerless lives.
Which event leads Lizabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's marigolds?
She has an argument with her younger brother.
Miss Lottie throws a cane at her for no reason.
She hears her father cry over his lack of a job.
Her mother works late and misses dinner.
What do the marigolds symbolize, or stand for, in the story?
the characters' hopelessness about their futures
the chance for beauty amid an ugly situation
Lizabeth's growth over the course of the story
Miss Lottie's love for her home and her son
The narrator says that the destruction of Miss Lottie's flowers marks the end of
Miss Lottie's life
summer vacation
the family's poverty
Lizabeth's childhood
Lizabeth lived in a shantytown of grassless yards.
True
False
Miss Lottie's house was the most well-kept house in the town.
False
True
Year after year, Miss Lottie weeded and arranged her marigolds while her house crumbled away, and John Burke rocked in the rocking chair on the porch.
True
False
The great need for her mother who was never there, the hopelessness of poverty, and the fear opened by her father's tears all made Lizabeth feel confused and afraid.
True
False
Having destroyed the marigolds was the beginning of Lizabeth having feelings for another person.
True
False
What event is the climax of the story?
Lizabeth hears her father crying.
Lizabeth destroys Miss Lottie's marigolds.
The kids throw stones at Miss Lottie.
Lizabeth plants her own marigolds.
Lizabeth feels bad about throwing rocks, the other children laugh. We can assume she is...
cruel
mature
adventurous
shy
