The Fish Quizzes

The Fish Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed February 11, 2017

1 What is notable about the title?

It is repeated several times

It has nothing to do with the subject of the poem

It is the first line as well

It is also the last line
2 What do the fish wade through?

Black jade

Green jade

Dark shade

Dark jade
3 What color are the mussel shells?

Blue

Black

Silver

Green
4 One of the mussel shells is compared to a/an

jewel

fan

star

flower
5 What encrusts the side of the wave?

Fish

Shells

Barnacles

Foam
6 What illuminates the sea?

Moonlight

Lighthouses

Sunlight

Starlight
7 What color is the sea?

Sapphire

Cerulean

Cornflower

Turquoise
8 What is the wedge made out of?

Silver

Gold

Stone

Iron
9 Where does the water drive into?

The beach

The rocks

The shore

The cliff
10 All of the following creatures make an appearance except

jellyfish

toadstools

starfish

dolphins
11 What are the crabs compared to?

Tulips

Roses

Lilies

Poppies
12 What are the jellyfish spattered with?

Glitter

Ink

Sunlight

Paint
13 What do the creatures do?

Cling to each other

Fight each other

Slide on each other

Move away from each other
14 How is the cliff described?

Defiant

Grave

Cruel

Merciless
15 All of the following are marks of abuse except

cracks

hatchet strokes

burns

grooves
16 "The chasm side is ______"

defiant

young

old

dead
17 The sea grows _____ in the cliff.

young

lonely

serious

old
18 The marks on the cliff are described as

error

war

destruction

accident
19 What does the mussel shell adjust?

Rice grains

Barnacles

Black jade

Ash heaps
20 The "turquoise sea" is filled with

animals

light

death

bodies
21 The sea is depicted as

amusing

evil

strong

frivolous
22 The cliff is depicted as

resilient

alien

angry

dismal
23 What can't the barnacles hide from?

Sunlight

Mussel shells

Waves

Humans
24 The toadstools are described as

crepuscular

subterraneous

submarine

turquoise
25 What color are the rice grains?

Green

Black

Pink

Turquoise