1 What birds are mentioned at the poem's beginning and end? Starlings Blue Jays Sparrows Swallows 2 What word best describes the poem's tone? Nostalgic Elegiac Comedic Enraged 3 What religious imagery appears in the poem? A wooden cross A painted icon Stained glass A small church built from logs 4 What does the speaker say about the soldiers' personalities? They verbally express hopeful camaraderie to one another They are silent and unmoving Being badly wounded has briefly divested them of their differences They cling to their beliefs fiercely, even in the face of death 5 Where do the events of the poem take place? In the middle of a gunfight In a field in the aftermath of a battle In a tactical meeting In a battlefield hospital 6 What does the image of the bullet represent? The soldiers' grim determination to win The soldiers' faith in politicians The soldiers' focus on tactical prowess The rupture of the soldiers' regional alliances 7 What is the poem's title referencing? The signing of the Declaration of Independence A battle during the Civil War A town in Massachusetts A whaling ship 8 What does the line "Fame or country least their care" describe? The signing of a treaty Flying swallows Soldiers returning home The newfound understanding between the dying soldiers 9 What is the poem's main thematic thread? The aftermath of war The history of a navy yard A historical reckoning with slavery Southern aristocratic values 10 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? A church April rain Swallows Bayonets 11 What is Shiloh's historical reputation? A bitter stalement A key victory for the Union A rallying cry for the Confederacy A Union surrender 12 Which of the following describes a character in the poem? Battlefield medics Robert E. Lee Anonymous soldiers Ulysses S. Grant 13 Which of the following is NOT a conflict in the poem? A soldier's suppression of commonalities The struggle of growing up The senseless carnage of war The collapse of a soldier's individual identity 14 Which of these lines contains assonance? "Solaced the parched ones stretched in pain" "The forest-field of Shiloh-" "Through the pause of night" "The swallows fly low" 15 Which of these lines contains a reference to religion? "(What like a bullet can undeceive!)" "The church so lone, the log built one," "Over the field in clouded days," "While over them the swallows skim," 16 Which adjectives describe the swallows? Stealthy and fast Fearful and shaky Dangerous and violent Graceful and light 17 What is the rhyme scheme of lines 4-8? AABB ABAC There isn't one ABAB 18 What describes the mood of the weather in them poem? Freezing and harsh Sunny and happy Rainy and somber Snowy and peaceful 19 What image bookends the poem? A church Swallows Rain clouds A graveyard 20 What does "hushed" mean in the context of the poem? It refers to the exit movement of an army from a town. It refers to the silence in a church service. It refers the migration pattern of swallows. It refers to the passing of the wounded soldiers and the resulting silence. 21 How many stanzas does the poem have? 7 4 8 2 22 Which of the following elements are at work in the poem? Assonance All three Metonymy Rhyme 23 Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia Skim Rain Prayer Hushed 24 What does the phrase "parting groan" most likely mean? Dying gasp Annoyed message Grumbled goodbye Bitter send off 25 What is the antagonizing force in the poem? Taxes Prejudice Famine War
