In Mrs Tilscher’s Class Quizzes

In Mrs Tilscher's Class Quiz

1 Which is NOT a major theme of this poem?
Nature

Innocence

Sexual Awakening

Security and Safety
2 What is the poem's overarching conflict?
The endless fights between a teacher and student

The split between an older teacher and a younger one

The battle between innocence and experience

The disagreements over educational policy in Britain
3 What is this poem's setting?
A twentieth-century elementary school

A 1990s high school

A Victorian boarding school

An eighteenth-century all-girls school
4 What can the "thunderstorm" of the final lines be said to represent?
Impending adulthood

Nature's power

War and violence

Children's cruelty
5 Which historical event is alluded to in this poem?
The Moors Murders

The French Revolution

The publication of Johnson's Dictionary

The founding of the BBC
6 Which of the following lessons is described in detail?
A lesson about the days of the week

A lesson about African geography

A lesson about multiplying fractions

A lesson about playing the recorder
7 The sound of a bell is compared metaphorically to what?
An orchestra

Laughter

Birdsong

A dog's bark
8 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Nostalgic

Fond

Crusading

Rueful
9 What do the frogs and tadpoles symbolize?
The joys of outdoor play

The transition to maturity

The wildness of childhood

The city's separation from nature
10 Which facet of adult life surprises and horrifies the speaker?
Sex

Violence

Labor

Inequality
11 Which best describes Mrs. Tilscher's attitude?
Zany and hilarious

Emotional and probing

Strict but fair

Affectionate and engaging
12 Which best describes the poem's speaker?
They are a teacher

They are a grandparent

They are a parent

They are a schoolchild
13 What is the meaning of the word "enthralling"?
Overwhelming

Intricate

Unraveling

Fascinating
14 What do gold stars symbolize?
Material wealth

Moral development

Educational inequity

Mrs. Tilscher's love
15 What is the meaning of the word "fractious"?
Red in color

Inconsiderate

Fast

Agitated
16 What meter does the poem use?
Iambic pentameter

Iambic tetrameter

It is written in free verse

Anapestic tetrameter
17 What is this poem's point of view?
The poem contains several point-of-view shifts

First-person plural

First-person singular

Second person
18 What is the meaning of the word "skittle" in this poem?
A small amount

A prop in a particular game, also called skittles

A type of candy

To loiter or waste time
19 How does the speaker first respond to the "rough boy"?
By attacking him

By ignoring him

By telling on him

By following him
20 What rhyme scheme does the poem use?
ABA ABA ABA

No consistent rhyme scheme

ABABCDCD

ABBAABBA
21 Duffy uses a metaphor to compare tadpoles to which of the following?
Eyes

Seeds

Insects

Commas
22 Which of the poem's stanzas heavily features alliterative T sounds?
The first

The third

The second

The fourth
23 "The classroom glowed like a sweet shop" is an instance of what?
Metaphor

Synecdoche

Metonymy

Simile
24 Which types of stanzas does this poem include?
Octaves and couplets

Tercets and quatrains

Septets and octaves

Sestets and tercets
25 What is the meaning of the word "tangible"?
Controversial

Underneath or hidden by something

Capable of being touched

Delicious

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