Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

damsel

maiden
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
black

stationary

cool

hot
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"
Time

Death

Love

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

her skirts

her shoes

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

divine

difficult

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

a curtain

a carpet

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

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

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

a windowsill

a forest

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

Yorkshire

Cambridge

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

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
scrambles

clambers

flies

crawls
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her sexuality

her recklessness

her pleasure

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

crucible

coffin

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

death

intoxication

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

fierceness

appeal

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

drug

disease

death
17 The poem's major antagonist is
the bee

the fly

time

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

metaphor

allusion

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

hot-eyed

lecherous

lewd
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?
The Hawk and The Rain

Tales from Ovid

Birthday Letters

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
death

sexual frivolity

nature

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

private life

poetic achievments
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?
past

the action pauses

future

present
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
sexual appeal

chastity

modesty

love for the bee

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