Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____
queen

virgin

maiden

damsel
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
black

hot

stationary

cool
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"
Love

Sexuality

Time

Death
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"
her shoes

her skirts

her stockings

her hat
5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____
pained

divine

easy

difficult
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?
skirts

a carpet

a curtain

a fringe
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?
Crow

Birthday Letters

The Hawk and The Rain

Flowers and Insects
8 The poem's action takes place in
a forest

a garden

a field

a windowsill
9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing?
Cambridge

Yorkshire

Oxford

London
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and Archaeology
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
flies

scrambles

crawls

clambers
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her sexuality

her recklessness

her pleasure

her breath
13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her
stem

coffin

eye

crucible
14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______
intoxication

pleasure

sleep

death
15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________"
fierceness

drug

appeal

heat
16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____
draught

drug

disease

death
17 The poem's major antagonist is
death

time

the fly

the bee
18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem?
allusion

hyperbole

metaphor

understatment
19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy?
lecherous

hairy

lewd

hot-eyed
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?
Tales from Ovid

Birthday Letters

The Hawk and The Rain

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
nature

sexual frivolity

new life

death
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______
narcotic drugs

alcoholic beverages

anti-anxiety drugs

stimulant durgs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.
poetic achievments

artistic collaborations

teaching methods

private life
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?
past

present

future

the action pauses
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
modesty

love for the bee

sexual appeal

chastity

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