Study+Guide

Answer all questions in complete sentences in a typed document. Each study guide is due at the beginning of the next class.
1. Lyddie says that Mama has "spells". What causes these unhappy times that make Mama have her spells? 2. Mama thinks the bear is some sort of bad omen. **In** **your own words**, explain what an omen is. 3. Based on what you have read so far, do you think Lyddie's father will ever return? 4. If you received a letter from your mother like the one Charlie and Lyddie got from theirs, what would you do? How does this make you feel about Mama? Explain in detail your feelings about Lyddie's mother. 5. When do you think Charlie and Lyddie will see each other again? 6. What do you think of the relationship between Luke Stevens and Lyddie? Why does she seem so put off (uninterested) by his kindness? 7. The pink silk lady says she is a "factory girl". What do you think this means? What do you think might be different about this woman's lifestyle compared to other women Lyddie may have known before her?
 * __Chapters 1-3:__**

1. Where does Triphena allow Lyddie to go? Describe the relationship between Lyddie and Triphena. 2. Imagine you are Lyddie and are seeing your younger brother Charlie again for the first time in several months. Come up with three questions that you would ask him. 3. What are two things that Lyddie and Ezekial have in common? 4. On page 43, as Lyddie and Ezekial are saying goodbye, Ezekial says to Lyddie, "I hope you find your freedom as well, Miss Lydia." Why might Ezekial have meant by that? 5. What happens on the way to Lowell? Explain how this event shows Lyddie's strength. 6. Why do you think Diana is looked down upon? 7. The architecture was identical--a four-story brick building--lined with rows of windows that blinked like sleepy eyes as lamps and candles were lit against the dusk of an April evening" (pg. 68). In this description of Diana's boardinghouse, the author uses two literary devices, or elements. Name both of them, then write an original sentence about Lyddie using these same two elements.
 * __Chapters 5-9:__**

__**Chapters 10-15:**__ 1. Explain how Lyddie finds comfort and escape fro her life at the factory. 2. Discuss the two opposing views surrounding the petition issue. 3. What is Lyddie's ultimate goal, and how does Paterson show her single-mindedness? 4. What interesting character development in Lyddie is borught out by the arrial of Brigid? 5. Why might it have been more difficult for Lyddie to send her mother a dollar than it was for her to give money to Ezekial? 6. What major events occur in chapter 15 that greatly effect Lyddie? How does she manage these plot twists?

__**Chapters 16-20:**__ 1. If you were Lyddie, how would you have handled the incident with Mr. Marsden? 2. Explain how Charlie's visit is s turning point in the story. 3. How does the author, Katherine Paterson, show how important it is for a person to have goals in life? 4. What are three examples that Lyddie supports her "self-pity" with when she feels that she has been 'too late' for everything? 5. What do we learn about Diana and how does this new development change Lyddie's role in the factory? 6. What even occurs in chapter 20 that was foreshadowed earlier? What predictions can you make about Lyddie's future?

__**Chapters 21-23**__**:**

1. Look up the word "turpitude" again. how is it ironic that this term is used by Mr. Marsden to describe Lyddie? 2. How does Lyddie handle her situation with Mr. Marsden? How might you have handled it differently? 3. Lyddie attempts to reconnect with several people from her life. Explain what she discovers as she meets up with each of them. What does she ultimately decide to do? What future possibility does the author leave open for Lyddie (i.e. what COULD happen in her future after the novel reaches its resolution?) 4. Choose one of the following universal themes presented in the novel and explain how it is supported using plot details: --contrasting worlds --rise of one at the expense of another --disguise and deception --forgiveness --redemption 5. Discuss three major types of conflict found in the story and how each one of them is resolved by the end: --man vs. man --man vs. self --man vs. nature --man vs. society --man vs. supernatural