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