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