Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____
damsel

virgin

maiden

queen
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
stationary

cool

hot

black
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"
Death

Sexuality

Time

Love
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"
her skirts

her stockings

her shoes

her hat
5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____
divine

difficult

pained

easy
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?
a fringe

a curtain

a carpet

skirts
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?
Flowers and Insects

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters
8 The poem's action takes place in
a garden

a forest

a windowsill

a field
9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing?
Yorkshire

Oxford

Cambridge

London
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and German Literature
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
flies

scrambles

crawls

clambers
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her pleasure

her sexuality

her recklessness

her breath
13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her
eye

coffin

stem

crucible
14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______
intoxication

sleep

pleasure

death
15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________"
appeal

fierceness

drug

heat
16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____
death

drug

draught

disease
17 The poem's major antagonist is
the bee

the fly

time

death
18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem?
allusion

understatment

hyperbole

metaphor
19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy?
lecherous

hairy

hot-eyed

lewd
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?
Birthday Letters

Tales from Ovid

The Hawk and The Rain

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
nature

death

new life

sexual frivolity
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______
anti-anxiety drugs

alcoholic beverages

narcotic drugs

stimulant durgs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.
poetic achievments

private life

teaching methods

artistic collaborations
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?
the action pauses

past

present

future
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
modesty

sexual appeal

chastity

love for the bee

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