Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

damsel

queen
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
stationary

black

hot

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

Death

Love

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

her stockings

her skirts

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

difficult

divine

easy
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?
a carpet

skirts

a fringe

a curtain
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?
The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Crow

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

a forest

a windowsill

a field
9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing?
Yorkshire

Cambridge

Oxford

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

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and German Literature
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
scrambles

flies

clambers

crawls
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her breath

her recklessness

her sexuality

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

crucible

eye

coffin
14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______
death

pleasure

sleep

intoxication
15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________"
heat

fierceness

appeal

drug
16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____
death

disease

drug

draught
17 The poem's major antagonist is
time

death

the fly

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

allusion

understatment

metaphor
19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy?
hairy

lecherous

hot-eyed

lewd
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?
Birthday Letters

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Tales from Ovid
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
death

nature

sexual frivolity

new life
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______
stimulant durgs

narcotic drugs

anti-anxiety drugs

alcoholic beverages
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.
artistic collaborations

private life

poetic achievments

teaching methods
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?
past

present

the action pauses

future
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
love for the bee

sexual appeal

chastity

modesty

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