Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____

maiden

damsel

virgin

queen
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

black

cool

stationary

hot
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"

Time

Love

Sexuality

Death
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"

her stockings

her hat

her skirts

her shoes
5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____

pained

divine

difficult

easy
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?

skirts

a curtain

a fringe

a carpet
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Flowers and Insects

Birthday Letters
8 The poem's action takes place in

a field

a windowsill

a garden

a forest
9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing?

Yorkshire

Cambridge

Oxford

London
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and German Literature
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals

clambers

flies

crawls

scrambles
12 What "imperils" the poppy?

her pleasure

her sexuality

her recklessness

her breath
13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her

coffin

crucible

eye

stem
14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______

intoxication

death

sleep

pleasure
15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________"

appeal

drug

heat

fierceness
16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____

draught

disease

drug

death
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the bee

time

the fly

death
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

lecherous

hairy

lewd
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?

Birthday Letters

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Tales from Ovid
21 The bee best symbolizes ________

nature

new life

death

sexual frivolity
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______

anti-anxiety drugs

alcoholic beverages

narcotic drugs

stimulant durgs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.

poetic achievments

artistic collaborations

teaching methods

private life
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?

the action pauses

future

past

present
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

modesty

chastity

sexual appeal

love for the bee

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