Characters 1
Name the character:
The overseer of the factory girls at Lowell Mills and tries to attack Lyddie and Brigid.
Mr. Marsden
Name the character:
Lyddie’s brother who helps take care of the family and ends up getting an education.
Charlie
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
There were several __________________ on my front porch of items I had ordered online.
a. Parcels
b. Obliged
a. Parcels
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
She was __________________ of her friend for getting the new iPhone.
a. Envious
b. Flaw
a. Envious
What working condition is shown in the following quotation:
“And I don’t suppose you think a thirteen hour day is overly long, either.” (70)?
a. Hours
b. Compensation
c. Health/Safety
d. Harassment & Discrimination
a. Hours
Who was willing to help Brigid learn the looms when Lyddie was not?
a. Mr. Marsden
b. Diana
b. Diana
Name the character:
Lyddie’s neighbor who offers to marry her.
Luke
Name the character:
The main character of our novel who values freedom and independence.
Lyddie
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
There was a __________________ feeling in the cemetery that night.
a. Claim
b. Skeptical
c. Grim
c. Grim
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
I was __________________ that my sister was telling me the truth about doing the dishes.
a. Claim
b. Skeptical
c. Compensation
b. Skeptical
What working condition is shown in the following quotation:
“We don’t get paid when we ruin a piece.”
a. Hours
b. Compensation
c. Treatment of Individual Workers
d. Child/Forced Labor
b. Compensation
When and where does Lyddie take place?
a. New England in the 1800s
b. New York City in the 2000s
c. Philadelphia during the colonial times
a. New England in the 1800s
Name the character:
A runaway slave who escapes to Canada.
Ezekiel
Name the character:
One of the new factory girls who Lyddie must train and Lyddie forms a close bond with her.
Brigid
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
I was __________________ after not eating all day long.
a. Searing
b. Interact
c. Allotted
d. Ravenous
d. Ravenous
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
We had to return the couch since there was a ____________ in the fabric.
a. Flaw
b. Envious
c. Boasted
d. Distraught
a. Flaw
What working condition is shown in the following quotation:
“Diana had no family waiting to see her…” I was orphaned young. I’m used to it. I suppose this mill is as much home as I can claim. I started here as a doffer when I was ten. So I’ve fifteen years here.” (82)?
a. Hours
b. Child/Forced Labor
c. Treatment of Groups of Workers
d. Compensation
b. Child/Forced Labor
What changes are asked of the factory girls that make some of them consider signing the petition?
a. They sped up production but worked shorter hours.
b. To tend to more machines and work longer hours.
c. They were getting a cut in pay.
b. To tend to more machines and work longer hours.
Name the character:
Lyddie’s roommate who teaches her how to read and has to leave the factory due to a bad cough.
Betsy
Name the character:
This character worked with Lyddie at the tavern and ends up being a protector of her.
Triphena
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
Construction workers tend to have _______________ hands.
a. Justify
b. Calloused
c. Cackle
d. Servitude
b. Calloused
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
Please be __________________ of the other students who are still testing.
a. Practiced Skill
b. Conscientious
c. Compelling
d. Vivid
b. Conscientious
What working condition is shown in the following quotation: “One of the little Irish girls in the spinning room had caught her hair in the machinery and was badly hurt.” (101)?
a. Treatment of Individual Workers
b. Compensation
c. Health/Safety
d. Harassment & Discrimination
c. Health/Safety
As the story begins, the author writes that it is the "year of the bear." What does the bear symbolize in Ch. 1?
a. The mess in the house because Lyddie's mother doesn't care
b. The end of winter is coming as the bear was hungry
c. The end of the family's time together and the loss of hope for their father's return
d. The start of a new beginning because the family will be moving into a new home
c. The end of the family's time together and the loss of hope for their father's return
Name the character:
One of Lyddie’s roommates who is very traditional and does not support signing the petition.
Amelia
Name the character:
Takes in Rachel and Charlie and raises them as her own children.
Mrs. Phinney
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
The factory was __________________ ten positions for the weaving room.
a. Searing
b. Interact
c. Allotted
d. Ravenous
c. Allotted
Pick the correct word to fill in the sentence:
Lyddie was worried about living in __________________ for the rest of her life.
a. Servitude
b. Justify
c. Cackle
d. Calloused
a. Servitude
What working condition is shown in the following quotation:
‘“And if you leave without an honorable discharge,” the clerk said, “not only will you never work at the Concord Corporation again, but no other mill in Lowell will ever engage you.” Blacklisted! The word sent chills down her backbone.’ (81)?
a. Treatment of Individual Workers
b. Compensation
c. Health/Safety
d. Harassment & Discrimination
a. Treatment of Individual Workers
What are the 3 biggest themes we talked about from the novel?
a. Love
b. Independence
c. Freedom
d. Redemption
e. Working Conditions
b. Independence
c. Freedom
e. Working Conditions