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