“Marigolds” Part Two
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper
with an MLA heading.
4. Read the next few columns (from “One day returns to me . . .” to “Look, there
she is.” 121-122) and answer the following questions:
a. Miss Lottie and her house give an “impression of decay” (122). Using
three details from the text, explain why.
b. Characterize Miss Lottie and her son, John Burke. Give at least two
characteristics for each character.
5. Read the next few paragraphs (from “Look, there she is” to “”Come on, y’all”
122-123) and answer the following questions:
a. Describe Miss Lottie’s marigolds. Give three specific details that Lizbeth,
the narrator, uses to describe those flowers.
b. Lizbeth says about the marigolds, “We had to annoy her [Miss Lottie] by
whizzing a pebble into her flowers or by yelling a dirty word . . .”(Collier
123). Why did the children have to annoy Miss Lottie?
“Marigolds” Part Two
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper
with an MLA heading.
4. Read the next few columns (from “One day returns to me . . .” to “Look, there
she is.” 121-122) and answer the following questions:
a. Miss Lottie and her house give an “impression of decay” (122). Using
three details from the text, explain why.
b. Characterize Miss Lottie and her son, John Burke. Give at least two
characteristics for each character.
5. Read the next few paragraphs (from “Look, there she is” to “”Come on, y’all”
122-123) and answer the following questions:
a. Describe Miss Lottie’s marigolds. Give three specific details that Lizbeth,
the narrator, uses to describe those flowers.
b. Lizbeth says about the marigolds, “We had to annoy her [Miss Lottie] by
whizzing a pebble into her flowers or by yelling a dirty word . . .”(Collier
123). Why did the children have to annoy Miss Lottie?