1 Who makes the ice cream? the speaker the newspaper boys the mother the roller of big cigars 2 Which is NOT an adjective you could apply to the cigar man, based on the poem's description of him? strong arrogant capable masculine 3 What do the boys bring to the house? bed sheets desserts funeral clothes flowers 4 What are the wenches doing? hanging around complaining taking care of the boys wrapping up the body 5 How are the ice cream curds described? delicious lustful surprising unwanted 6 What object in the poem is NOT made to seem old? the newspapers the woman the ice cream the dresser 7 What is embroidered on the sheet used to cover the body? hearts flowers leaves birds 8 What is the woman’s dresser lacking? its top drawer two cigars three glass knobs a hand-held mirror 9 How would you describe the woman’s dresser? ornate new stained cheap 10 What is the problem with the embroidered sheet? it is ugly it is fraying it is transparent it is too short 11 What part of the woman’s body might remain visible? her stringy hair her wrinkled hands her closed eyes her horny feet 12 What would that exposed body part tell us about the dead woman? she is unpopular and alone she is cold and silent she is stiff and heavy she is old and rich 13 What kind of light does the speaker ask for in the penultimate line? the kitchen light the sunlight through the window the lamp beam the lit candles 14 What is the central contrast of the poem? masculine versus feminine life versus death peace versus anger fun versus sadness 15 Which of the following is NOT a way you could describe the tone of the poem? declarative vengeful sexual whimsical 16 What type of sentence makes up the majority of the poem? interrogative interjection explanatory imperative 17 Which formal device does Stevens use sparingly at the end of each stanza? rhyme alliteration meter allusion 18 What might the speaker mean by “Let be be finale of seem”? Let all your poems only deal with simple topics Let death be the end of imagination Let pure reality replace artifice and illusion Let happiness only exist because of material things 19 Which of the following does ice cream NOT represent in the poem? desire pleasure vivacity maturity 20 What do ice cream and death have in common? they are inevitable they are cold they are rare they are desirable 21 In this poem, Stevens primarily uses ________ details. scientific auditory physical natural 22 What is the spatial or temporal relationship of the two stanzas? they are two separate memories they occur in different seasons they occur in different rooms they occur in different cities 23 Where does the poem most likely take place? India Maine Italy Florida 24 According to the poem, which of the following is NOT a good descriptor for human life? energetic sexual pristinely organized mundane 25 Why did Stevens count this poem as his favorite? it has a very complex meter it is gaudy like poetry itself it is extremely personal it references the most Classical poets
