Miss Lottie
The Flowers
Lisabeth & the Kids
Lisabeth at Home
Vocab - complete the sentence
100
Boredom
What is the reason the children go to bother Miss Lottie?
100
Marigolds
What is the type of flower that Miss Lottie plants?
100
Lisbeth's younger brother
Who is Jake?
100
The Great Depression
What is the time period that Lisabeth is living in?
100
Plants could not grow in the dry, ______ air.
What is "arid"?
200
John Burke
Who is Miss Lottie's son, who has a mental disability?
200
Beautiful, healthy and golden in comparison to Miss Lottie's house.
What are Miss Lottie's marigolds?
200
Bothering Miss Lottie and John Burke
What do the kids like to do when they're bored?
200
Lisabeth's father can't find a job.
What is the conflict that Lisabeth's family is facing?
200
It was _______ to deny that our situation was as bad as it was.
What is "futile"?
300
Described as broken, decaying, and falling apart
What is Miss Lottie's house?
300
Knocking off the heads of the flowers with pebbles.
What do the children do to initially bother Miss Lottie?
300
Peer Pressure
What is the reason Lisabeth joins in on bothering Miss Lottie?
300
She feels afraid
How does Lisabeth feel when she hears her father cry?
300
The children had _____________ intent when they went to bully Miss Lottie.
What is "malicious"?
400
Ashamed of what she had done
How does Lisabeth feel after leading the torment of Miss Lottie?
400
She wanted to create something beautiful in her life.
What is the reason Miss Lottie grows her marigolds?
400
She begins chanting and encourages the children to gang up on Miss Lottie.
How does Lisabeth up the ante to torment Miss Lottie?
400
confusion, rage, fear about the future
What are the emotions that drive Lisabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's garden?
400
The kids couldn't tell how poor they were, when the whole community was _________.
What is "impoverished"?
500
Respect, admiration
How does Lisabeth feel about Miss Lottie at the end of the story?
500
What Lisabeth does as an adult to honor Miss Lottie.
What is "plant marigolds"
500
Trying to look like a leader around the younger kids
What motivates Lisabeth to lead the chanting around Miss Lottie?
500
By witnessing the pain she caused Miss Lottie.
How does Lisabeth develop compassion and become mature?
500
Lisabeth felt her last summer as a child ____________, or with sharp sadness.
What is "poignantly"?
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