1 What collection was "Basket of Figs" published in? The Human Line Like a Beggar Indigo Mules of Love 2 When was this poem (and the collection it comes from) published? 2002 2001 1998 2013 3 What kind of relationship is portrayed in "Basket of Figs"? A relationship between friends A mother and daughter relationship A loving lesbian relationship A loving heterosexual relationship 4 What award did the collection as a whole receive? Griffin Poetry Prize Lambda Literary Award honoring the book as an important LGBTQ work The National Book Award Lambda Literary Award honoring the book as an important Jewish work 5 From whose perspective is the poem written? Omniscient divine voice Third-person speaker addressing her friend in the second-person First-person speaker addressing her lover in the second-person Third-person speaker addressing her lover in the third-person 6 Describe the form and meter. Two quatrains and three tercets written in blank verse. Two quatrains and three tercets written in free verse. Three quatrains and two tercets written in iambic pentameter. Three quatrains and two tercets written in free verse. 7 What is a quatrain? A refrain A stanza with four lines A line that gets repeated throughout the poem A stanza with three lines 8 Which food item is not a metaphor for the lover's pain? Milk and honey Basket of figs Warm eggs Pomegranate seed 9 Which material is not a metaphor for the lover's pain? A flower vase Gold jewelry Silk sashes Fine rugs 10 What is burlap? The way a baby burps after eating Coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or a similar fiber, used especially for sacking A smooth material made in a factory A smooth natural material made from fibers 11 Which is an example of alliteration? silk sashes intricate embroidery basket of figs spill your wine 12 What is alliteration? Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse Figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession A beautiful image 13 What is the tone of the poem? Passionate, Direct, Controlling Firm, Tender, Loving, Erotic Angry, Disillusioned Pensive, Calm, Loving 14 What is the implication of the lines "the hem stitched the way you were taught, / pricking just a thread, almost invisible"? Other people forced the speaker's lover to learn how to sew as a child. The speaker tries to hide her pain from her lover. The lover had a hand in creating her pain, and she seeks to hide her pain from the world by making it "almost invisible." The speaker makes detailed and intricate embroidery. 15 Which sense is NOT engaged by "cinnamon / and cloves"? Auditory Olfactory Gustatory Visual 16 What does the olfactory sense refer to? Hearing Smell Taste Sight 17 Which line is best characterized as erotic? "Spread / it out like fine rugs" "I would lift it // tenderly" "That hard nugget of pain, I would suck it," "Unclasp it like jewels" 18 Which of the following best characterizes the speaker? A confident authority figure who is capable of providing stability and love for her partner A woman exploring her sexuality A domineering partner who manipulates her lover by writing about her lover's pain A middle-aged woman coming to terms with aging 19 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Food Clothing and jewelry Persimmon pit The mouth 20 Which of the following is not a theme in the poem? Sensual Celebration Community Love Unconditional Love Vulnerability and Surrender 21 What acts does the line about the "hard nugget of pain" imply? Touching and Sex Eating and Talking Reflecting and Acting Eating and Sex 22 What does the mention of animal behavior in the final stanza do in the poem? It suggests that the speaker is following her natural instincts to care for her partner. There is no mention of animals in the poem. It evokes the animal-like instinct in the speaker to consume her partner. It portrays the speaker and her partner as cats. 23 Finish this quote: "Unclasp it like jewels, the gold___" / still hot from your body still hot from my body matching your eyes melting into your skin 24 Why does the speaker tell her partner to empty a basket of figs? The speaker wants her partner to eat more fruits and vegetables. The speaker wants her partner not to waste food. The speaker wants her partner to lose weight. The speaker wants her lover to relish the sweetness of life. 25 Why might the speaker tell her partner to spill her wine? The speaker wants her partner to drink less. The speaker doesn't want her partner to drink a whole glass. The speaker doesn't want her partner to act perfectly polite all the time. The speaker wants her partner to embarrass herself.