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"Marigolds" Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F: Annoying Ms. Lottie was something the kids always enjoyed.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The setting of "Marigolds" is set in rural ______.

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Michigan

c)

Maryland

d)

Ohio

3.

The narrator of the story is _____.

a)

Ms. Lottie

b)

Lizabeth

c)

John

d)

Ms. Strangesworth

4.

T/F: To African Americans in the narrator's hometown, the American Dream was a reality.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

T/F: The marigolds were the only thing described as "beautiful" at the residence of Ms. Lottie's.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Ms. Lottie grew the marigolds in order to _____.

a)

Make neighbor's jealous

b)

Sell them

c)

Earn respect

d)

Create a small patch of beauty

7.

Which emotion best qualifies Lizabeth's feelings towards Ms. Lottie at the end of the story?

a)

Admiration

b)

Fear

c)

Indifference

d)

Jealousy

8.

When the narrator ends her story saying, "And I too have planted 'marigolds' ..." She is referring to 'marigolds' as _____.

a)

Flowers

b)

Symbols of hope

c)

Symbols of regret

d)

Symbols of poverty

9.

Malicious means...

a)

indifference to pleasure and pain

b)

a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition

c)

intentionally harmful; spiteful

d)

sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

10.

Futile means...

a)

pointless

b)

useful

c)

in the future

d)

a type of weapon

11.

What do the marigolds represent for Miss Lottie and the children in the texts?

​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Beauty, Hope, Triumph
Destruction and chaos
Safety and security
A source of income for Miss Lottie
12.

How does the narrator's perception of Miss Lottie change over time?

​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
From wickedness to resilience and beauty
From fear to admiration
From indifference to hatred
From curiosity to avoidance
13.

What event marks the end of the narrator's childhood innocence?

​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
The destruction of Miss Lottie's marigolds
The loss of a loved one
A transformative journey
A moment of great achievement
14.

What effect does the revelation of the father's tears have on the narrator?

a)

It strengthens their bond with the father

b)

It deepens their sense of fear and confusion

c)

It solidifies their resolve to be independent

d)

It has no significant impact

15.

What is the underlying theme conveyed through the texts?

a)

The transformative power of compassion, the complexities of memory, and the resilience of the human spirit

b)

The importance of communication, the fragility of relationships, and the power of nature

c)

The strength of family bonds, the power of friendship, and the beauty of life

d)

The power of knowledge, the fragility of life, and the strength of the human spirit

16.

Which event leads Lizabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's marigolds?

a)

She has an argument with her younger brother.

b)

Miss Lottie throws a cane at her for no reason.

c)

She hears her father cry over his lack of a job.

d)

Her mother works late and misses dinner.

17.

Which of the following are synonyms of abstract? Check ALL that apply.

a)

nonrealistic

b)

deterioration

c)

impurity

d)

conceptual

e)

emotionless

18.

physical strength and good health

a)

nostalgia

b)

vigor

c)

compassion

d)

thrift

19.

Which of the following means shapeless?

a)

poverty

b)

amorphous

c)

imminence

d)

deprived

20.

To lure means to...

a)

cry

b)

Repel something or someone

c)

Attract something or someone

d)

Fight someone

21.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

exposition

1.

Box 1

b)

rising action

2.

Box 2

c)

climax

3.

Box 3

d)

falling action

4.

Box 4

e)

resolution

5.

Box 5

22.

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

b)

exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

c)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

d)

rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

23.

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; most intense or dramatic moment.

a)

rising action

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

conflict

24.

Which element of plot introduces the characters and the setting of the story?

a)

climax

b)

exposition

c)

conflict

d)

resolution

25.

) ________is all the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

theme

d)

exposition

26.

_________is everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping-up of plot points, questions being answered, and character development.

a)

falling action

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

exposition

27.

The end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved.

a)

exposition

b)

conflict

c)

resolution

d)

falling action

28.

a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

a)

theme

b)

conflict

c)

moral

d)

climax

29.

What is included in the exposition ? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!

(There are multiple correct answers to choose)

a)

beginning conflict

b)

characters

c)

setting

d)

conclusion

30.

the moral or the lesson that is taught through a story.

a)

theme

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

climax

31.

when and where the events of the story take place.

a)

theme

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

climax

32.

Match the following

a)

the main character of a story

1.

protagonist

b)

a character that is complex

2.

round character

c)

a character that does not change throughout the story

3.

static character

d)

a character that evolves throughout the course of the story

4.

dynamic character

e)

a character that only has one defining quality

5.

flat character

33.

What type of character is Lizabeth?

a)

Flat and Static

b)

Flat and Dynamic

c)

Round and Static

d)

Round and Dynamic

34.

Match the following

a)

Lizabeth says that her home in Maryland was Dusty

1.

Exposition

b)

The kids in the neighborhood decide to annoy Miss Lottie

2.

Rising Action

c)

Lizabeth destroys Miss Lottie's Marigolds

3.

Climax

d)

Lizabeth realizes that Miss Lottie wasn't like what she thought.

4.

Falling Action

e)

Lizabeth says that she changed from child to woman and that she now plants Marigolds.

5.

Resolution