1 The setting of ________ greatly influenced Hughes' poetry. Yorkshire London Cambridge New England 2 What is the speaker trying to do? sleep hunt cook write 3 "Something else is ________/ Beside the clock's loneliness" lurking alive silent breathing 4 Which of the fox's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? its nose its eye its shadow its tail 5 Which of the following does NOT contribute to the slow, steady pace established in stanzas 1 and 2? stressed syllables numerous monosyllabic words long vowels alliteration of "s" sounds 6 "The Thought Fox" appears in which of Hughes' collections? The Hawk and The Rain Flowers and Insects Tales of Ovid Birthday Letters 7 The forest best symbolizes a difficult task fear of the unknown the speaker's anxiety the speaker's mind 8 Towards the end of the poem, the speaker concentrates on an image of the fox's paw prints eye shadow nose 9 Which is NOT a theme of "The Thought Fox?" divinity nature inspiration the act of writing 10 Which traditional symbol of inspiration is notably absent in the poem? a fire stars a lover money 11 Which best describes the poem's tone? somber hopeful mournful contemplative 12 The fox's eye is _____ red black green blue 13 Which of the following sounds occurs in the poem? the scratch of a pen a fire's crackle a fox's bark a clock's tick 14 The fox does not ____ pause next to a step approach the house step carefully through the snow sniff a tree branch 15 In line 15, "lame" means _____ hip, fashionable quick, eager slow, limping cautious, considered 16 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the fox, or parts of the fox? dark neat delicate bold 17 As a child, Hughes was preoccupied with _____ plants mythology architecture animals 18 At the end of the poem, the page is _______ torn empty printed dark 19 At Cambridge, Hughes studied English Literature and Classics English Literature and Religious Studies Anthropology and Archaeology Anthropology and English Literature 20 Ted Hughes switched his field of study at Cambridge after _____ he decided to write poetry he failed his first exams he had a startling dream he met Sylvia Plath 21 "I _______ this midnight moment's forest" contemplate gaze upon imagine paint 22 What figure did Hughes see in a dream? a man's head on a fox's body a talking fox a man with a fox's head a fox wandering in the snow 23 "It enters the dark ______ of the head" abyss night forest hole 24 The genre of "The Thought-Fox" is modern poetry and _______ ars poetica blazon eulogy sonnet 25 The poem's climax occurs when _______ the fox sniffs the twig the "hot stink of fox" enters the speaker's head the speaker finishes the poem the speaker notices that the sky is still starless
