Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

queen

damsel
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
stationary

cool

black

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

Time

Sexuality

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

her stockings

her hat

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

easy

divine

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?
Birthday Letters

Flowers and Insects

The Hawk and The Rain

Crow
8 The poem's action takes place in
a garden

a field

a forest

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

Yorkshire

Oxford

Cambridge
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
crawls

scrambles

clambers

flies
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her recklessness

her pleasure

her breath

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

coffin

eye

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

sleep

pleasure

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

drug

appeal

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

death

draught

drug
17 The poem's major antagonist is
death

the bee

time

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

allusion

hyperbole

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

hairy

hot-eyed

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

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
death

new life

nature

sexual frivolity
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.
artistic collaborations

private life

poetic achievments

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

past

the action pauses

present
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
modesty

love for the bee

chastity

sexual appeal

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