Island Man Quizzes

Island Man Quiz

1 Which color is NOT featured within the poem?
grey

orange

green

blue
2 Which verb is NOT used within the poem?
muffling

snoring

heaves

surfacing
3 Where does the island man live?
Guyana

unknown island in the Caribbean

London

we can't tell from the poem
4 Who is the speaker of the poem?
unnamed narrator

the island man

the island woman

Grace Nichols
5 During what time of day does the poem take place?
during the night

morning

afternoon

evening
6 What is the meter of the poem?
blank verse

iambic pentameter

common/ballad verse

free verse
7 What is the FIRST image in the poem?
traffic outside

sandy beaches

waves in the sea

fishermen and seabirds
8 In what country was Grace Nichols born?
French Guiana

Suriname

England

Guyana
9 To what country did Nichols immigrate?
France

The United States

Ireland

England
10 What prize was Nichols awarded in 2021?
Queen's Silver Medal for Prose

Queen's Silver Medal for Poetry

Queen's Gold Medal for Prose

Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
11 What happens at the end of the poem?
the man moves to London

the man wakes up

the man gets out of bed

the man goes back to sleep
12 What is the island like, according to the second stanza?
small and green

warm and busy

gigantic and forested

grey and isolated
13 What brings the island man "back to reality?"
opening his eyes

he does not come back to reality

the sound of his alarm

the sound of traffic
14 Which adverb is repeated in the second stanza?
defiantly

heavily

wildly

groggily
15 Which verb is repeated in the fourth stanza?
waving

heaving

muffling

crumpling
16 What literary device is employed within the poem?
irony

imagery

rhetorical question

satire
17 What literary device is NOT present in the fourth stanza?
imagery

simile

pun

repetition
18 Which literary device is NOT present in the poem?
repetition

simile

pun

metaphor
19 What happens in the third stanza?
the island man goes outside

the island man goes for a drive

the island man realizes he is in London

the island man falls back asleep
20 What image is NOT featured within the poem?
a woman singing

birds and fisherman at sea

a sunrise from the east

a surge of cars on the road
21 What word is repeated within the fourth stanza?
muffling

heaving

crumpling

surging
22 How is the sunrise described?
brilliant

defiant

wild

groggy
23 Which happens first in the poem?
the man dreams of an island

the man wakes up and realizes he is in London

the man wakes up and imagines an island

the man falls asleep to the sound of traffic
24 Which word best describes the man's feelings towards living in London?
excited

resigned

fearful

hopeful
25 Which auditory image is NOT present in the poem?
men yelling

waves crashing

wheels on the road

roar of traffic

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