Question

multiple choice
identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
comprehension
read each of the following questions. then choose the letter of the best answer.
9 the families in lizabeths community are
a poor.
b violent.
c hopeful.
d isolated.
10 why do the children hate the marigolds at miss lotties house?
a miss lottie has a nicer home than they do.
b the flowers prove that miss lottie has a lot of money.
c miss lottie expects the children to weed her garden.
d the flowers do not fit in their cheerless lives.
11 which event leads lizabeth to destroy miss lotties 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.
12 what do the marigolds symbolize, or stand for, in the story?
a the characters hopelessness about their futures
b the chance for beauty amid an ugly situation
c lizabeths growth over the course of the story
d miss lotties love for her home and her son
13 the narrator says that the destruction of miss lotties flowers marks the end of
a miss lotties life.
b summer vacation.
c the familys poverty.
d lizbeths childhood.
vocabulary
choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.
14 what does bravado mean?
a sincere fear
b great strength
c genuine belief
d false courage

Explanation:

• For question 9, the families in the community are described as poor in the story context.
• For question 10, the children's lives are cheerless and the marigolds don't fit in, so they hate them.
• For question 11, hearing her father cry over lack of job is the event that leads Elizabeth to destroy the marigolds.
• For question 12, marigolds symbolize beauty in an otherwise ugly situation.
• For question 13, the destruction of flowers marks the end of Elizabeth's childhood as it is a coming - of - age moment.
• For question 14, bravado means false courage.

Answer:

1. A. poor
2. D. The flowers do not fit in their cheerless lives.
3. C. She hears her father cry over his lack of a job.
4. B. the chance for beauty amid an ugly situation
5. D. Lizbeth's childhood.
6. D. false courage