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