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Charlie and Lyddie do not go with their mother, instead they stay home alone together. What does this tell us about Lyddie’s relationship with her mother? (Ch 1)
a) They are super close and love spending every available minute together.
b) Charlie and his mother get along well.
c) Lyddie was adopted so she has no real connection with her mother.
d) Lyddie is not particularly close with her mother.

What does the incident with the Bear reveal about Lyddie’s character? (Ch 1)
a) Lyddie does not like to be around her brother and sister.
b) Lyddie takes on responsibilities that should be her mothers.
c) Lyddie likes spending time with local wildlife such as bears and foxes.
d) Lyddie is not able to make decisions quickly in emergency situations.

In what way does mama’s letter to Lyddie and Charlie change their world? (CH 1)
a) She has hired them out to work for other people and they must leave the farm.
b) Charlie decides to runaway.
c) Lyddie stops talking to everyone, including Charlie.
d) Their mother wants them to come stay with her.

What does the bear represent to Lyddie’s mother?
a) A message from her sister.
b) Jesus
c) A message from her estranged husband.
d) The devil

What is one way the Stevens family helps Lyddie and Charlie? (Ch 2)
a) Mr. Stevens wants Lyddie to pay more rent.
b) Mr. Stevens agrees to buy the calf.
c) He offers to let Lyddie and Charlie clean his barn to earn some extra money.
d) He offers to give them a ride to the poor farm.

Using the text, infer the meaning of the word deafening....No one seemed to mind the deafening din. (p. 62)
a) Quiet
b) Extremely Loud
c) Filthy
d) Filled with moisture

Betsy read on, even though her voice was raspy with fatigue. What does fatigue most likely mean?
a) anger
b) bitterness
c) cold
d) exhaustion

Diana is referred to as a radical and as infamous. What do these words tell us about her?
a) That she is worried about her appearance and marrying a good husband.
b) That she wants to get out of the mill and go to college.
c) That she is an orphan.
d) That she is working to make the conditions at the mill better, and has gotten in trouble.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Lyddie’s work in weaving room affects her?
a) She was very tired
b) Her head hurt
c) She lost her appetite.
d) She was very hungry.

Why is Lyddie happy about being fired from Cutler's Tavern?
a) She is free to become a factory girl
b) She had paid off the debts.
c) She can go home and live with Charlie.
d) She can now go off and find her long, lost father.

Lyddie took on the role of “parent” during the “bear situation” because her mother had become ________________ in the head since her father left
a) anxious
b) grimace
c) queer
d) arrogant

What skill does Ezekiel have that surprises and impresses Lyddie?
a) Ezekiel knows how to hide well
b) Ezekiel can read
c) Ezekiel is a woodcarver
d) Ezekiel is good at math.

How does Mistress Cutler react to Lyddie making a visit home?
a) She gives Lyddie a raise.
b) She fires Lyddie.
c) She offers Lyddie a promotion.
d) She writes a letter to inform Lyddie's mother about her bad behavior.

How did coming from a farm make it more difficult to work in a factory?
a) They had charity at the farm.
b) Lyddie does not get along with her coworkers at the factory
c) Lyddie was surrounded by friends and family at the farm.
d) The farm is a quieter and healthier place than the factory.

For what cause is the Female Labor Reform Association petitioning?
a) The girls are asking for higher wages.
b) The girls are asking for a 10 hour work day.
c) The girls are asking to no longer be harrassed by Mr. Marsden.
d) The girls are asking for the factories to hire more people to help with the workload.

The reward for a runaway slave could significantly help out Lyddie’s financial situation, but she decided against telling anyone where Ezekial, the _________________ was located.
a) new employee
b) fugitive
c) companion
d) blacklist

How does Lyddie feel after visiting with Charlie?
a) Angry that Charlie has a better life than she does
b) Sad and lonely, because she misses Charlie
c) Glad that she hardly ever sees Charlie
d) Happy that she got to see Charlie

What is the reader left to think happened to Lyddie’s father? (Ch 1)
a) Her father has a twin brother.
b) Her father was killed in the army.
c) Her father left the family to go after gaining riches.
d) Her father died.

My mother was mortified when she realized I had gone to school with my shirt on inside out. What does mortified most likely mean?
a) Humiliated/Embarrassed
b) Dubious
c) Arrogant
d) Blacklisted

How does the news of Agnes dying affect Lyddie?
a) Lyddie is devastated over the news and cannot work for several days.
b) Lyddie instantly leaves Lowell to go home to comfort Mama and the rest of her family.
c) This news makes Lyddie realize that she has to earn more money to get her family back together to protect them.
d) Lyddie becomes very angry and confronts Mama, Judah, and Clarissa for allowing this to happen.

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