Second read
• reread the short story to answer these text-dependent questions.
• write any additional questions you have about the text in your reader/writer
notebook
1. craft and structure: in the first paragraph, what two images does the narrator
juxtapose for contrast? what are the connotations of these juxtaposed images?
2. craft and structure: what is the meaning of amorphous in paragraph 4?
3. craft and structure: what do you learn about the narrator through the author's
use of flashback? cite text evidence to support your answer.
4. craft and structure: notice that in paragraph 9, the narrator uses
foreshadowing. what is the effect of this hinting at events to come? highlight
other hints or foreshadowing provided by the narrator.
5. key ideas and details: why are the marigolds so important to miss lottie, and
why do the children hate them?

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