1 Where was Warsan Shire born? Egypt England France Kenya 2 Who is the protagonist of the poem? The speaker A man who hates his job A woman in a crumbling relationship A horse escaping a burning building 3 What is the meter of the poem? Iambic pentameter Dactylic hexameter Free verse Iambic tetrameter 4 What stylistic feature is NOT missing from the poem? Stanzas Capitalization Punctuation Line breaks 5 What does the man compare the woman to? A garden pathway to a forest A power line in an electrical grid An estuary connecting to the sea A highway to a burning house 6 Who wrote "Parker’s Mood by Charlie Parker"? Morgan Parker Warsan Shire Karen Solie Maggie Nelson 7 Which of the following is a major theme of the poem? Parenthood Love Entertainment Work 8 Which of the following appears as a symbol in the poem? Eagles Sidewalks Rivers Homes 9 How does the man feel about the woman in the poem? Nervous about her Drawn to and afraid of her Wholly in love with her Repulsed by her 10 How does the speaker view the woman? Spitefully Indifferently Sympathetically Jealously 11 What does the speaker mean in the lines "every woman before or after you / is doused in your name"? The man is always yelling the woman's name The man will always compare his past and future romantic partners to her The man will only date people with the same name as the woman The woman is doused in water 12 What musical artist prominently featured Shire's poetry in one of their albums? Kamasi Washington Kendrick Lamar Beyoncé Knowles Janelle Monáe 13 Where was the poem originally published? In Harper's Magazine In a Penguin Anthology On Shire's blog In the collection Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head 14 How long is the poem? Five stanzas Twenty lines Seven stanzas Thirty five lines 15 What does the word doused mean in the poem? Coated in paint Sad Drenched Suffocated 16 What is the tone of the poem? Harsh and curt Sad but hopeful Angry and unyielding Honest but comforting 17 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the speaker tells the woman to let the man leave When the man criticizes the woman When the woman tries to change herself When the speaker describes the man's desire 18 With what word does the speaker affectionately address the woman? Lady Dear Friend Love 19 What best characterizes the woman's efforts to change? Minimizing herself Spending more time at home Being more outgoing Changing her interests 20 Which of the following words does the speaker NOT use to describe the woman? Beautiful Strange Terrifying Reticent 21 How does the poem's form serve its content? The poem's structure gives equal weight to both individuals' opinions The poem's lack of punctuation and capitalization makes all of its observations seem equally important The poem's lack of formal constraints gives it a stronger emotional immediacy The poem's changing line lengths makes it visually grabbing 22 What is the poem's central subject? The way in which relationships are difficult Marriage The way in which women are asked to shape their personalities to appease men Loneliness 23 Where does the poem shift focus to in its second half? To the speaker To more general observations about love To the man To the woman 24 Who wrote "Iowa City: Early April"? Kenneth Rexroth Robert Hass Morgan Parker Joanne Kyger 25 What does the word "volatile" mean in the poem? Solid Likely to change quickly, often for the worse Angry Chemically imbalanced
