Marigolds - Elizabeth Ng | Biblioteka

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The families in Lizabeth’s community are

Poor

Violent

Hopeful

Isolated

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

Lizbeth’s childhood.

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Vocabulary: What does bravado mean?

sincere fear

great strength

genuine belief

false courage

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Someone who feels exuberance is

Joyful

Patient

Proud

Determined

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Squalor means a

dangerous place.

hopeless feeling.

scary situation.

shabby condition.

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What is degradation?

Rejection

Potential

Humiliation

Understanding

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Stoicism is a

loss of innocence.

willingness to destroy.

bitter argument

lack of emotion

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This word means someone is lacking in strength or vigor

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Something that is stubbornly contrary, wrong, or harmful is known as the word:

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Profoundly moving or touching

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Apparent or supposed

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Something given in repayment, usually as a punishment

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Write a short essay that answers the following, in a cohesive paragraph form:
Analyze how Lizabeth changes over the course of "Marigolds." Be sure to support your ideas with sufficient evidence from the text. Consider the following questions before you write: How aware is Lizabeth of her own surroundings and the wider world? What does Lizabeth's reflection at the end of the story suggest about her feelings toward the move into adulthood?