Word Meaning
Which sentence from paragraph 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of foliage?
Growing up in the Pine Barrens I was surrounded by trees.--OR--...my mother felt the need to fill our house with plants.
What type of figurative language is found in the first sentence?
Metaphor
Which sentence in paragraph 2 helps the reader understand how the narrator feels about gardening?
I never understood her gardening obsession.
How does the narrator feel about gardening in paragraph 2?
Her mother was more interested gardening than she was.
Provide one event from the exposition.
answers will vary (P1 or P2)
What does the word foliage mean as used in paragraph 2?
A collection/gathering of plants in one space.
What does the figurative language used in the first sentence help the reader understand?
Patience is often difficult but worth it in the end.
Which sentence from the passage shows the author's feelings about gardening is changing?
A twitch of a smile graced my face and I put the mail down to get a better peek at the morning glory vine that had suddenly spurted while I had been at school.
Describe in one word the author's desicion to buy the flower seed packets.
unplanned
Identify the inciting incident (the event that sets the story in motion).
The author decides to buy seeds to plant. (P3)
What does the use of the word exasperation in paragraph 2 help the reader understand about the narrator's mother?
The mother is frustrated or irritated.
What type of figurative language is used in paragraph 3?
personification
Why does the author begin and end the selection with the same sentence.
How did the author feel when she found morning glory blooming?
surprised
Identify the climax.
The morning glory begins to bloom. (P5)
What prefix exists appears in the word forewarned? What does the prefix mean?
prefix: fore
meaning: before
How does the author's use of figurative language in paragraph 3 advance the plot?
The personification (the colorful seed packets grabbed my attention, demanding that I purchase them) offer the inciting incident that sets the rest of the story in motion.
Which sentence shows how the author was feeling shortly after she planted the seed?
But each day, I became glum when I saw that my flowers hadn't grown.
How does the author's mother feel about her bringing home seeds to plant?
Her mother expects her daughter to care for the plants on her own.
What point of view is the selection told from?
a) first person (a person in the story tells the story)
b) third person limited (outside narrator reveals only the thoughts and feelings of one character)
c) third person omniscient (outsider narrator is all knowing of all characters thoughts and feelings)
first person