1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____ maiden damsel queen virgin 2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______ cool stationary hot black 3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?" Death Time Love Sexuality 4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?" her skirts her hat her shoes her stockings 5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____ divine pained easy difficult 6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals? skirts a curtain a carpet a fringe 7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections? Flowers and Insects Birthday Letters The Hawk and The Rain Crow 8 The poem's action takes place in a forest a field a windowsill a garden 9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing? London Oxford Cambridge Yorkshire 10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied Anthropology and Religious Studies Anthropology and English Literature Anthropology and German Literature Anthropology and Archaeology 11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals clambers crawls scrambles flies 12 What "imperils" the poppy? her recklessness her pleasure her sexuality her breath 13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her crucible stem eye coffin 14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______ sleep intoxication pleasure death 15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________" heat drug appeal fierceness 16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____ drug disease draught death 17 The poem's major antagonist is death the bee time the fly 18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem? metaphor understatment hyperbole allusion 19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy? hot-eyed lewd lecherous hairy 20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections? Crow Tales from Ovid Birthday Letters The Hawk and The Rain 21 The bee best symbolizes ________ death sexual frivolity nature new life 22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______ alcoholic beverages anti-anxiety drugs narcotic drugs stimulant durgs 23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism. artistic collaborations private life poetic achievments teaching methods 24 The end of the poem is told in what tense? past present future the action pauses 25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______ sexual appeal chastity modesty love for the bee