Plot 1
What does Miss Lottie do in order to create beauty in her situation?
grows marigolds.
What happens in the final interaction between Lizabeth and Miss Lottie?
Miss Lottie stares at Lizabeth wordlessly.
What word means clearness?
clarity
What is external conflict?
conflict with an outside source
My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family.
alliteration
What makes Lizabeth join in with boys throwing stones?
She doesn't want to seem scared.
At the end of the story, how does Lizabeth feel about Miss Lottie?
admiration
What word means calmly; quietly?
placidly
What word means lacking enough water for many types of plants to grow; dry?
arid
simile; allusion
Who hears her father cry and feels fear?
Lizabeth
What is internal conflict?
When a character has a conflict within him/herselfl.
What word means with a sharp sadness or pain; movingly?
poignantly
What word means deep feelings of guilt and repentance?
contrition
The old black witch-woman worked on the all summer.
alliteration; metaphor
Who has a mental disability?
John Burke
When does Lizabeth begin to have compassion?
When she sees Miss Lottie's pain and despair.
What word means showing a desire to harm one another?
malicious
What word means poor; poverty-stricken?
impoverished
But old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs. . .
simile; personification
What are the two events that contribute MOST DIRECTLY to Lizabeth's innocence?
Hearing her father cry and pulling iup Miss Lottie's Marigolds.
What does the story show about the Depression?
Finding the strength to cope with proverty and lack of work was difficult.
What word means stirring up?
inciting
What word means useless; vain?
futile
I had indeed lost my mind.
metaphor; hyperbole