Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

damsel

queen

maiden
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

stationary

cool

hot

black
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"

Love

Time

Death

Sexuality
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"

her stockings

her hat

her skirts

her shoes
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 fringe

a carpet

a curtain

skirts
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?

Crow

Flowers and Insects

Birthday Letters

The Hawk and The Rain
8 The poem's action takes place in

a forest

a field

a windowsill

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

London

Yorkshire

Cambridge

Oxford
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and German Literature

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

crawls

flies

scrambles

clambers
12 What "imperils" the poppy?

her pleasure

her sexuality

her recklessness

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

crucible

stem

coffin

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

pleasure

sleep

intoxication

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

fierceness

appeal

heat

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

disease

draught

death

drug
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the bee

death

time

the fly
18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem?

allusion

hyperbole

understatment

metaphor
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?

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Tales from Ovid

Crow
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

alcoholic beverages

anti-anxiety drugs

narcotic drugs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.

teaching methods

artistic collaborations

poetic achievments

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

the action pauses

past

present

future
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

modesty

sexual appeal

love for the bee

chastity

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