1 When was the poem published? 2001 2006 2000 2015 2 What word best describes the poem's tone? Earnest and simple Dark and eerie Warm and direct Distant and removed 3 Which of the following is NOT a poem by Trethewey? Native Guard Parker's Mood Myth Incident 4 What kind of story does the mood of the poem imitate? A ghost story A sea shanty A heroic ballad A love song 5 What does the poem depict? A family's home being burned down Members of the Ku Klux Klan burning a cross A major holiday A murder in the woods 6 What prize did Trethewey receive for the collection that "Incident" was included in? The National Book Award The Bollingen Prize The Pulitzer Prize A Golden Globe 7 What form does the poem utilize? Pantoum Villanelle Haiku Sonnet 8 Where was Trethewey born? Richmond, Virginia Gulfport, Mississippi Austin, Texas Montreal, Canada 9 What is the structure of a pantoum? Six lines with an ABBACC rhyme scheme Two lines of five syllables and one line of seven syllables The second and fourth lines of a stanza are reused as the first and third lines of the next stanza Ten lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, followed by a rhyming couplet 10 Where is the poem set? In Birmingham, Alabama In the woods In a small town at night, likely in the South In Little Rock, Arkansas 11 What is the title of the collection the poem was originally included in? Native Guard Thrall Domestic Work Monument 12 What pronoun does the speaker use to refer to themselves? We They She I 13 Which of the following lines contains assonance? "It seemed the angels had gathered, white men in their gowns." "We tell the story every year—" "at the cross trussed like a Christmas tree," "we darkened our rooms, lit the hurricane lamps." 14 What does the speaker compare the Klan members to? Loose flames Beasts Angels Demons 15 Which of the following lines is an example of personification? "the charred grass still green." "Nothing really happened." "By morning all the flames had dimmed." "The wicks trembled all night in their fonts of oil;" 16 What is a "hurricane lamp"? A candle A flashlight A specially designed lightbulb An oil lantern 17 Why does the speaker use the word "trembling" to describe the wick of the hurricane lamp? Because it rhymes with the next line Because the men outside were afraid Because it suggests the fear they felt in that moment Because the fire wasn't burning brightly 18 Which of the following is an important symbol in the poem? Flames The trees Rivers The moon 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? The morning after the cross burning When the speaker retells the story When the men are shown around the cross When the speaker peers out the window 20 Who are the antagonists of the poem? The governor The other townspeople The members of the Klan A disembodied force 21 What is the meaning of the word "charred"? Crunched Grilled Shining brightly Burnt and blackened 22 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem? Repression Storytelling Fear Love 23 What is depicted in the poem "Myth"? The story of Icarus The story of Iphigenia The story of Orpheus The story of Hades 24 What is the genre of the poem? Historical poetry Victorian poetry Pastiche Ekphrasis 25 What is foreshadowed in the poem's opening lines? That the speaker witnessed something troubling That the speaker is bad at telling stories That the speaker's family is close That the speaker is nosy
