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WorksheetsMarigolds Summative
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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.
What does bravado mean?
sincere fear
great strength
genuine belief
false courage
Someone who feels exuberance is
joyful
patient
proud
determined
Squalor means a
dangerous place
hopeless feeling
scary situation
shabby condition
What is degradation?
Rejection
Potential
Humiliation
Understanding
Stoicism is a
loss of innocence.
willingness to destroy.
lack of emotion.
bitter argument.
