POETRY UNIT TEST WITH ANSWERS AND REFERENCE LOCATIONS: 1-25-07

POETRY UNITY TEST 2007

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Vocabulary (The Necklace)

____ 1. Disconsolate means
a.
relaxed.
b.
miserable.
c.
sympathetic.


____ 2. To be aghast is to be
a.
amused.
b.
sad.
c.
horrified.


____ 3. A gamut of colors means
a.
a wide range of colors.
b.
a lack of colors.
c.
a multi-colored scarf.


Recall and Interpret (The Necklace)

____ 4. At the beginning of the story, Mathilde is unhappy with her life because she
a.
is home alone too often.
b.
has to scrub her own floors.
c.
longs to be wealthy.
d.
has too many material goods distracting her.


____ 5. How did Monsieur Loisel expect his wife to feel about the invitation?
a.
He thought she would be disappointed.
c.
He thought she would be jealous.
b.
He thought she would be depressed.
d.
He thought she would be thrilled.


____ 6. When Mathilde finally leaves the ball, she hurries away because she
a.
is embarrassed by her shabby wrap.
c.
can’t wait to talk to her husband.
b.
is so tired she could faint.
d.
wants to buy more evening dresses.


____ 7. When Mathilde is choosing one of her friend’s necklaces, she assumes that the one she picks
a.
has fake diamonds.
c.
is not very valuable.
b.
is a real diamond necklace.
d.
will be sold soon.


____ 8. After paying off the debt, Mathilde looks
a.
like one of the poor.
c.
like she’s wearing an expensive fur.
b.
young and beautiful.
d.
wealthy.


Recall and Interpret (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud)

____ 9. The tone of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” can be best described as
a.
joyful.
c.
angry.
b.
sad.
d.
comic.


____ 10. What is most likely to have inspired Wordsworth to write this poem?
a.
a love of learning
c.
the support of his friends
b.
his love of nature
d.
disappointments in life


____ 11. Which word does Wordsworth use most often when describing action in the poem?
a.
running.
c.
dancing.
b.
sleeping.
d.
falling.


____ 12. Whose perspective does the poem represent?
a.
the speaker’s
c.
the stars’
b.
the daffodils’
d.
the waves’


Vocabulary (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud)

____ 13. A host of flowers is a
a.
large group.
b.
small gathering.
c.
leading variety.


____ 14. To be in solitude is to be
a.
crowded.
b.
alone.
c.
united.


Recall and Interpret (How Things Work)

____ 15. In this poem, the speaker is trying to explain
a.
technology.
c.
economics.
b.
writing.
d.
emotions.


____ 16. The speaker uses a simile to compare the tip he left to
a.
rain.
c.
roots.
b.
a filter.
d.
a child.


____ 17. What is the meaning of line 15?
a.
Hats and goldfish are usually sold in the same store.
b.
The person who sells the goldfish can use the money to buy a hat.
c.
Whenever the price of goldfish goes up, so does the price of hats.
d.
The store is offering free hats with every purchase of a goldfish.


Vocabulary (How Things Work)

____ 18. Rosin can be used on some instruments such as
a.
violins.
b.
trombones.
c.
trumpets.


____ 19. A belligerent person wants to
a.
sleep.
b.
love.
c.
fight.


Recall and Interpret (Remember)

____ 20. The colors in lines 12 and 13 represent colors of earth and
a.
colors of the rainbow.
c.
colors of skin.
b.
colors in nature.
d.
colors of foods.


____ 21. What metaphor does the speaker use to describe both life and language?
a.
Life and language is work.
c.
Life and language is family.
b.
Life and language are animals.
d.
Life and language are a dance.


____ 22. According to the speaker, who knows the origins of the universe?
a.
the sun
c.
the rocks
b.
the moon
d.
the wind


Recall and Interpret (Sympathy)

____ 23. What does the speaker feel sympathy towards?
a.
the cage
c.
himself
b.
other people
d.
a bird


____ 24. Why does the bird “beat his wings”?
a.
It helps the bird sing better.
c.
It is a form of exercise.
b.
The bird is trying to escape.
d.
It indicates the bird is hungry.


____ 25. Why does “the caged bird sing”?
a.
The bird is happy.
c.
The bird wants to be free.
b.
The bird wants food.
d.
The bird is calling to his mate.


____ 26. What does the bird symbolize?
a.
a baseball team
c.
people who want to be free
b.
an angel
d.
all domesticated animals


Vocabulary (Sympathy)

____ 27. A chalice is used for
a.
eating.
b.
cleaning.
c.
drinking..


____ 28. A keen focus is
a.
intense.
b.
weak.
c.
fuzzy.


Recall and Interpret (The Road Not Taken and Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes)

____ 29. “The Road Not Taken” is an example of
a.
a parody.
c.
a lyric poem.
b.
a haiku.
d.
sonnet.


____ 30. A literary element that “Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes” takes from “The Road Not Taken” is
a.
lack of punctuation.
c.
lack of capital letters.
b.
regular rhythm.
d.
irregular rhythm.


____ 31. What common choice do both speakers make in “The Road Not Taken” and “Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes”?
a.
They get off the road.
b.
They choose the item or path that is less used.
c.
They take the well-worn path.
d.
They choose not to act.


____ 32. In “The Road Not Taken,” the phrase “yellow wood” indicates that the time of year is
a.
spring.
c.
autumn.
b.
winter.
d.
summer.


____ 33. In “The Road Not Taken,” the phrase “both that morning equally lay” is an example of
a.
inversion.
c.
alliteration.
b.
metaphor.
d.
hyperbole.


Vocabulary (The Road Not Taken and Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes)

____ 34. If a path diverges, it
a.
goes straight to a point.
b.
goes in different directions.
c.
disappears.


Recall and Interpret (The Secret)

____ 35. What rhetorical device is reflected in the following line, “I who don’t know the secret wrote the line”?
a.
repetition
c.
paradox
b.
parallelism
d.
juxtaposition


____ 36. What is the paradox of the last stanza?
a.
The students are giving up their quest to find the secret, since it doesn’t exist.
b.
The speaker will write a new poem that contains the secret the students seek.
c.
The students have discovered the secret that the speaker hid in the poem.
d.
The speaker loves the girls for assuming that there is a secret, even though she doesn’t know if there is a secret.


____ 37. What did the girls do with the secret?
a.
They told the speaker what it was.
c.
They wrote it down to preserve it.
b.
They forgot what it was.
d.
They made sure it was correct.


Recall and Interpret (The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be)

____ 38. The overall tone of this poem can be described as
a.
joyous.
c.
thoughtful.
b.
fearful.
d.
comic.


____ 39. What is the theme, or the main message, of “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be”?
a.
The world is doomed to die.
c.
Pollution is harming us all.
b.
Be true only to yourself.
d.
People need other people.


____ 40. Which of the following lines does NOT contain an example of personification?
a.
“someone to hold and be held by”
b.
“a river would stop / its flow”
c.
“an ocean would never laugh”
d.
“if clouds weren’t there / to kiss her tears”


____ 41. What does the speaker personify to make her point?
a.
small insects
c.
human beings
b.
forest animals
d.
bodies of water


____ 42. What human action does the cloud take in this poem?
a.
laughing
c.
hugging
b.
kissing
d.
holding


____ 43. What is missing from this poem?
a.
punctuation
c.
personification
b.
lower-case letters
d.
imagery


Short Answer: Answer the following questions by writing 2-4 complete sentences. Make sure you thoroughly answer ALL parts of the questions.

Analyze and Evaluate (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud)

44. At the end of the poem, how does the memory of the daffodils change the speaker’s mood?

Analyze and Evaluate (The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be)

45. In the poem, the writer chooses to personify similar elements. How does this add to the tone and theme of the poem?

Essay

Evaluate and Connection: Write a short essay of 2 paragraphs; the first one should include the title, author and your thesis/topic sentence. Underline it. The second paragraph should contain the explanation of your thesis/topic sentence and your proof (Quotes) from the poem (Sympathy)

46. How well do you think the speaker conveyed the theme of “Sympathy?” Explain your answer.
POETRY UNITY TEST 2007
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 221
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 1 Part 3 KEY: vocabulary The Necklace

2. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 225
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 1 Part 3 KEY: vocabulary The Necklace

3. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 225
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 1 Part 3 KEY: vocabulary The Necklace

4. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 221
OBJ: analyzing cause-and-effect relationships TOP: Unit 1 Part 3
KEY: cause-and-effect comprehension The Necklace

5. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 222
OBJ: analyzing cause and effect relationships TOP: Unit 1 Part 3
KEY: cause and effect expectations The Necklace

6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 224
OBJ: analyzing cause and effect relationships TOP: Unit 1 Part 3
KEY: cause and effect comprehension The Necklace

7. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 224
OBJ: recognizing third-person omniscient point of view and symbols
TOP: Unit 1 Part 3 KEY: point of view assumption comprehension The Necklace

8. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 227
OBJ: recognizing third-person omniscient point of view and symbols
TOP: Unit 1 Part 3 KEY: point of view comprehension The Necklace

9. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 520
OBJ: analyzing a poem's tone TOP: Unit 3 Part 1
KEY: tone analyzing I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

10. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: pp. 518-519
OBJ: making inferences about the author
KEY: inspiration Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 520
OBJ: analyzing a poem's form and structure TOP: Unit 3 Part 1
KEY: Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

12. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 520
OBJ: analyzing a poem's form and structure
KEY: perspective I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

13. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 520
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 1
KEY: vocabulary I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

14. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 520
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 1
KEY: vocabulary I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

15. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 578
OBJ: analyzing imagery in a poem TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: imagery poem poetry subject How Things Work

16. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 578
OBJ: analyzing imagery and simile in a poem TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: imagery simile poem poetry How Things Work

17. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 578
OBJ: analyzing imagery in a poem TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: imagery How Things Work

18. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 578
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: vocabulary How Things Work

19. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 578
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: vocabulary How Things Work

20. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 606
OBJ: analyzing imagery TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: imagery color Remember

21. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 606
TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: Remembrance metaphor metaphors

22. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 606
OBJ: drawing conclusions about author's beliefs TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: author beliefs conclusions Remember

23. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 602
OBJ: recognizing and understanding symbols TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: symbol symbols Sympathy

24. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 602
OBJ: recognizing and understanding symbols TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: symbol symbols Sympathy

25. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 602
OBJ: recognizing and understanding symbols TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: symbol symbols Sympathy

26. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 602
OBJ: recognizing and understanding symbols TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: symbols Sympathy

27. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 602
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: vocabulary Sympathy

28. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 602
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: vocabulary Sympathy

29. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 610
OBJ: recognizing and interpreting lyric poetry TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: lyric The Road Not Taken

30. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: pp. 610-611
OBJ: analyzing rhythm TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: rhythm The Road Not Taken Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes

31. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: pp. 610-611
OBJ: comparing and contrasting TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: comparing contrasting The Road Not Taken Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes

32. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 610
OBJ: interpreting poetry TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: interpreting The Road Not Taken

33. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 610
OBJ: interpreting lyric poetry TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: inversion The Road Not Taken

34. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: pp. 610-611
OBJ: expanding vocabulary TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: vocabulary The Road Not Taken Get Fuzzy: Famous Cat Quotes

35. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 616
OBJ: recognizing and understanding paradox analyzing rhetorical devices
TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: paradox rhetorical The Secret

36. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 616
OBJ: recognizing and understanding paradox TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: paradox The Secret

37. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 616
OBJ: recognizing and understanding paradox TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: paradox The Secret

38. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 587
OBJ: analyzing tone TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: tone The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

39. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 587
OBJ: recognizing theme TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: message theme The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

40. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 587
OBJ: recognizing and understanding personification TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: personification The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

41. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 587
OBJ: recognizing and understanding personification TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: personification The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

42. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 587
OBJ: recognizing and understanding personification TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: personification The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

43. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 587
OBJ: analyzing style TOP: Unit 3 Part 2
KEY: style The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

SHORT ANSWER

44. ANS:
The speaker explains that when he is sad or troubled he often recalls the happiness he felt while watching the daffodils. This makes him feel better.

PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 520 TOP: Unit 3 Part 1
KEY: Wordsworth memory experience I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

45. ANS:
The author chooses to personify images of water (a river, a stream, an ocean, and clouds). All of these images can be referred to as bodies of water. This connotative pun relates to the theme of the poem. In addition, the personification of these elements unify the tone of the poem.

PTS: 1 DIF: E REF: p. 587 OBJ: analyzing theme and tone
TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: theme tone The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be

ESSAY

46. ANS:
Answers will vary, but most students will probably say very well, and cite the graphic imagery and use of language which conveys sympathy.

PTS: 1 DIF: C REF: p. 602 OBJ: writing a response to a theme
TOP: Unit 3 Part 2 KEY: theme Sympathy