“White Lilacs”
Chapters 1 – 4
Assignment Schedule
Monday,
February 4
Read
Chapter 1
Tuesday,
February 5
Read
Chapters 2-3,
Vocabulary
Sentences
Wednesday,
February 6
Read
Chapter 4
Thursday,
February 7
Study for
Quizzes,
Response
Journal
Friday,
February 8
Comprehension
and Vocab
Quizzes!
Read Chapters
10,
Vocabulary
Sentences
Vocabulary Words: flourished, stifling, veranda, deplorable, stark, satiny, shanty, toting,
victrola, astonish
Response Journal: What do you think it would have been like to live in Freedomtown?
Put
yourself as a character in White Lilacs. Describe a typical day in your life and include as many
details and descriptions as possible.
Name: ___________________________________
“White Lilacs” Vocabulary Chapters 1-4
Define each below. On a separate piece of paper, use each word in a quality
sentence.
flourished: _________________________________________________________
stifling: ____________________________________________________________
veranda: ___________________________________________________________
deplorable: _________________________________________________________
stark: _____________________________________________________________
satiny: _____________________________________________________________
shanty: ____________________________________________________________
toting: _____________________________________________________________
victrola: ___________________________________________________________
astonish: ___________________________________________________________
“White Lilacs” Chapter Summaries
For this assignment, after you have read the required chapter for your homework, if
you are listed next the assigned chapter, you must write a summary of the chapter
to share with the class. You will get points based on inclusion of main ideas/points
and proper grammar/spelling.
Due Date
Monday, February 11
Tuesday, February 12
Wednesday, February 13
Tuesday, February 19
Thursday, February 21
Friday, February 22
Monday, February 25
Tuesday, February 26
Thursday, February 28
Friday, March 1
Monday, March 4
Tuesday, March 5
Chapter
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Student(s) Responsible
Lavar, Alexus
Zakia
Brian
Kevonte
Scott, Grace
Pearl
Maleehah, Josiah
Alexandria
Rhaven
Precious
Alyshia
Nathan
Jacob
Deijah, Chaz’z
Alessandra,
Name: ______________________________________
“White Lilacs” Chapters 1-4 Quiz
Short Answer: Answer each of the questions below. (1 point each, 10 points total)
1. Whose point of view is the story written from?
2. What did Rose Lee call the garden at Grandfather Jim’s?
3. Describe Freedomtown.
4. What does Miss Firth offer Rose Lee?
5. Explain the petition that the white community wants to create.
6. Where did most people of Freedomtown earn a living?
7. What is the setting of the story?
8. What do the white ladies at the luncheon think of the “Negroes?”
9. Why does Rose Lee’s father want her to keep working for the Bells?
10. How is Henry different from the other black people?
Matching: Match the description to the topic. (4 points total)
A. Juneteenth
B. Marcus Garvey
C. Klu Klux Klan
D. Booker T. Washington
_____ 1. established schools for blacks at Tuskegee
_____ 2. “Black Moses”
_____ 3. celebrated as the end of slavery
_____ 4. a social group that believed in white supremacy
Summary: Write a summary of Chapters 1-4. (4 points for key details, 2 points for
grammar and spelling, 6 points total)
Vocabulary: Fill-in the blanks with the proper vocabulary word below. (.5 points each, 5
points total)
astonished
deplorable
flourished
satiny
shanty
stark
stifling
toting
veranda
victrola
1. In comparison to other homes she had seen , Rose Lee thought her home was incredibly
plain or __________.
2. Most Negro families in Freedomtown lived in a run-down home or ________________.
3. The flowers grew up alongside the large _______________ on the side of Rose Lees’
house.
4. The letters that were stitched on the Bell’s napkins was very smooth and
______________.
5. The flowers in Grandpa Jim’s garden always __________________ in the spring time.
6. Grandpa Jim had ____________ privileges so that he could take whatever he could trim
from the Bell garden and place it in his own.
7. The white ladies at the luncheon felt that the black families lived in very poor quality or
_____________ conditions.
8. The room was so full and __________________ that is nearly suffocated Rose Lee when
she walked in to serve the coffee.
9. Many of the homes owned by white families most likely had a fancy instrument or
_______________ for others to listen to or play.
10. Rose Lee was ___________________ when Miss Firth asked her to join her art class
that would soon be starting.