Question

independent practice directions: answer the multiple - choice questions for \marigolds.\ 5 minutes 1. which excerpt best describes the way growing up in poverty affected lizabeth? rl.1 a. \and so, when i think of that time and that place, i remember only the dry september of the dirt roads and grassless yards of the shantytown where i lived.\ (paragraph 1) b. \perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of being anything else. otherwise, why would we have been so preoccupied with destruction?\ (paragraph 27) c. \the promise of adventure awoke him. going out now? where to, lizabeth? what you going to do?\ (paragraph 50) d. \of course i could not express the things that i knew about miss lottie as i stood there awkward and ashamed.\ (paragraph 63) 2. what do the marigolds symbolize? rl.2 a. the beauty that can exist in harsh conditions b. the futility of life in poverty c. the inevitability of aging d. the cruelty in the world 3. which word would adult lizabeth most likely use to describe miss lottie? rl.3 a. frightening b. indifferent c. resentful d. resilient 4. reread this excerpt from paragraph 64: the years have taken me worlds away from that time and that place, from the dust and squalor of our lives, and from the bright thing that i destroyed in a blind, childish striking out at god knows what. what does the excerpt reveal about lizabeths feelings toward her actions? rl.6 a. she regrets her futile actions. b. she feels proud of her actions. c. she is not conscious of her actions. d. she feels no emotion regarding her actions.

Explanation:

1. Option B mentions having a dim notion of their situation and limited opportunities due to poverty, which best describes the impact of growing - up in poverty on Lizabeth.
2. Marigolds in the story represent beauty existing in harsh, poverty - stricken conditions.
3. Miss Lottie is shown to be strong in the face of difficult circumstances, so resilient is the appropriate word.
4. The excerpt shows Lizabeth's regret for destroying the marigolds in a childish act, as she refers to it as a "blind, childish striking out".

Answer:

1. B. "Perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of being anything else. Otherwise, why would we have been so preoccupied with destruction?" (Paragraph 27)
2. A. the beauty that can exist in harsh conditions
3. D. resilient
4. A. She regrets her futile actions.