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