1 When was the poem published? 2000 2006 2015 2001 2 What word best describes the poem's tone? Distant and removed Earnest and simple Warm and direct Dark and eerie 3 Which of the following is NOT a poem by Trethewey? Parker's Mood Native Guard Incident Myth 4 What kind of story does the mood of the poem imitate? A sea shanty A love song A heroic ballad A ghost story 5 What does the poem depict? A family's home being burned down Members of the Ku Klux Klan burning a cross A murder in the woods A major holiday 6 What prize did Trethewey receive for the collection that "Incident" was included in? The National Book Award A Golden Globe The Pulitzer Prize The Bollingen Prize 7 What form does the poem utilize? Sonnet Villanelle Haiku Pantoum 8 Where was Trethewey born? Austin, Texas Richmond, Virginia Gulfport, Mississippi Montreal, Canada 9 What is the structure of a pantoum? Two lines of five syllables and one line of seven syllables Ten lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, followed by a rhyming couplet The second and fourth lines of a stanza are reused as the first and third lines of the next stanza Six lines with an ABBACC rhyme scheme 10 Where is the poem set? In a small town at night, likely in the South In Little Rock, Arkansas In the woods In Birmingham, Alabama 11 What is the title of the collection the poem was originally included in? Domestic Work Native Guard Thrall Monument 12 What pronoun does the speaker use to refer to themselves? She We I They 13 Which of the following lines contains assonance? "It seemed the angels had gathered, white men in their gowns." "we darkened our rooms, lit the hurricane lamps." "at the cross trussed like a Christmas tree," "We tell the story every year—" 14 What does the speaker compare the Klan members to? Demons Angels Loose flames Beasts 15 Which of the following lines is an example of personification? "By morning all the flames had dimmed." "the charred grass still green." "The wicks trembled all night in their fonts of oil;" "Nothing really happened." 16 What is a "hurricane lamp"? A specially designed lightbulb A flashlight A candle An oil lantern 17 Why does the speaker use the word "trembling" to describe the wick of the hurricane lamp? Because the fire wasn't burning brightly Because it suggests the fear they felt in that moment Because it rhymes with the next line Because the men outside were afraid 18 Which of the following is an important symbol in the poem? The moon The trees Rivers Flames 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the speaker peers out the window The morning after the cross burning When the speaker retells the story When the men are shown around the cross 20 Who are the antagonists of the poem? A disembodied force The other townspeople The members of the Klan The governor 21 What is the meaning of the word "charred"? Burnt and blackened Crunched Grilled Shining brightly 22 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem? Love Fear Storytelling Repression 23 What is depicted in the poem "Myth"? The story of Icarus The story of Hades The story of Iphigenia The story of Orpheus 24 What is the genre of the poem? Pastiche Victorian poetry Ekphrasis Historical poetry 25 What is foreshadowed in the poem's opening lines? That the speaker witnessed something troubling That the speaker's family is close That the speaker is nosy That the speaker is bad at telling stories