Marigolds Review

Marigolds Review

8th Grade

11 Qs

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English

8th Grade

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Created by

Christopher Sivak

Used 32+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Reread lines 78-88: How does Joey feel and how might his feelings move the story forward?

Joey is bored, and does not want to go anywhere or do anything

Joey is happy, and decides to "go somewhere" because he is in a good mood

Joey is bored, and his friends want to "go somewhere" to find a new activity or adventure

Joey is sad, and wants to hang out with Lizabeth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does the metaphor from lines 27-29 affect the tone of this story?

It suggests a feeling of hope and perseverance

It reveals how the speaker feels about her life

It suggests a feeling of desperation and ongoing sadness

It shows a feeling of happiness and hope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Reread the following quote: "I suppose that futile waiting was the sorrowful background music of our impoverished little community when I was young." What two things are being compared?

"futile waiting" is compared to "sorrowful background music"

"futile waiting" is compared to "our impoverished little community"

"community" is compared to "young"

"our impoverished little community" is compared to "sorrowful background music"

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What do the details on lines 1-12 suggest about what the theme might be.

Summer time is a time for adventure

The theme may relate to what can be learned from poverty

Poverty has no impact on someone's life

Childhood is a time for adventure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Reread lines 1-12 on page 213: Select the details that show the time and place of the story.

"it does not present things as they are, but rather as they feel; another incongruency of memory"

"the home town of my youth; the dust of late summer"

"I don't know why I should remember only the dust; but memory is an abstract painting."

"lush green lawns and paved streets under leafy shade trees somewhere in town; dry September dirt roads... of the shanty-town where I lived"

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Reread lines 237-248: Select the detail that show the conflicting feelings Lizabeth is experiencing.

"Suddenly I was ashamed, and I did not like being ashamed."

"The mood lasted all afternoon."

"I did not notice my father's silence, for he was always silent these days."

"The child in me sulked and said it was all fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack."

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does the description of the marigolds on pg. 218, lines 158-174, contribute to a possible theme?

The narrator might learn something from the beauty of the marigolds

The narrator might learn something about what it is like to be John Burke's mother

The narrator might learn something about planting flowers

The narrator might learn something from Ms. Lottie and her son

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