1 What does the speaker take from the flax-dam? Bluebottle larvae Frogspawn Several of the frogs A clump of rotting flax 2 What does the character Miss Walls do in the poem? She pushes the speaker into the flax-dam. She punishes the speaker for bringing frog tadpoles to class. She rescues the speaker from the bullfrogs. She describes the life of the frogs. 3 What does the speaker take from the flax-dam? Bluebottle larvae Frogspawn Several of the frogs A clump of rotting flax 4 Who or what invades the flax-dam? The dragonflies The frogs The British army The tadpoles 5 Who are "the great slime kings?" The teachers at school The speaker and his friends The speaker's parents The frogs 6 The frogspawn turns green in the sun and brown in the rain. True False 7 What does "the thick warm slobber" refer to? The rotting flax The frogspawn The saliva of the speaker's childhood dog The jam the speaker eats at school 8 What does the speaker compare to sails? The window's curtains The frogs' dewlaps Gauze The skirts of his teacher Miss Walls 9 When in the speaker's life does this poem take place? In the speaker's projected future In the speaker's imagination In the speaker's childhood In the present moment 10 The title of this poem refers to the death of someone the speaker cares deeply about. True False 11 Where does the speaker keep the frogspawn? At school In jampots At home All of the above 12 What does the speaker compare to gauze in the poem? The sound of the bluebottles. The texture of the frogspawn. The sound of the croaking frogs. The screen in the window next to the frogspawn. 13 How is the word "rank" used in this poem? To describe how the speaker chooses his favorite creatures in the flax-dam. To compare the frogs to an army. To describe how Miss Walls's class is organized. To describe the foul smell of the fertilizer in the fields. 14 How old is the speaker of the poem currently (at the time of writing this poem)? Thirty-five Seventy-five The speaker's current age is not specified Thirteen 15 What is described as "[growing]...In the shade of the banks"? The frogspawn The flax The hedges The tadpoles 16 During which season does this poem most likely occur? Spring Summer Fall Winter 17 What happens at the end of the poem? The speaker flees the flax-dam. The speaker dips his hand into the frogspawn, and it clutches him. The speaker returns the tadpoles to the flax-dam. The speaker is attacked by the frogs. 18 How does the speaker feel at the end of the poem? Disgusted and afraid Ecstatic and invigorated Shaken and exhausted Apprehensive and curious 19 Which of the following is NOT a word used to describe the frogspawn? Slobber Dots Specks Slime 20 This poem is in iambic pentameter. False True 21 What produces the "bass chorus" that the speaker mentions? The bluebottles The frogspawn The bullfrogs The schoolchildren 22 What sorts of bugs does the speaker see in the flax-dam? Bluebottles, dragonflies, and butterflies Moths, butterflies, and water spiders Water spiders, dragonflies, and beetles Bluebottles, mosquitoes, and beetles 23 Where is the cow dung that the speaker mentions in the second stanza? The speaker's backyard at home The flax-dam The fields In the schoolyard 24 What in this poem "sweltered in the punishing sun"? The speaker Miss Walls The frogs The flax-dam 25 What does the speaker make "jampotfuls" of? Clotted water Jam Bluebottle larvae Frogspawn