In Mrs Tilscher’s Class Quizzes

In Mrs Tilscher's Class Quiz

1 Which is NOT a major theme of this poem?

Security and Safety

Sexual Awakening

Innocence

Nature
2 What is the poem's overarching conflict?

The endless fights between a teacher and student

The disagreements over educational policy in Britain

The split between an older teacher and a younger one

The battle between innocence and experience
3 What is this poem's setting?

An eighteenth-century all-girls school

A Victorian boarding school

A 1990s high school

A twentieth-century elementary school
4 What can the "thunderstorm" of the final lines be said to represent?

Nature's power

War and violence

Children's cruelty

Impending adulthood
5 Which historical event is alluded to in this poem?

The Moors Murders

The French Revolution

The publication of Johnson's Dictionary

The founding of the BBC
6 Which of the following lessons is described in detail?

A lesson about the days of the week

A lesson about African geography

A lesson about multiplying fractions

A lesson about playing the recorder
7 The sound of a bell is compared metaphorically to what?

A dog's bark

Birdsong

An orchestra

Laughter
8 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?

Crusading

Fond

Nostalgic

Rueful
9 What do the frogs and tadpoles symbolize?

The wildness of childhood

The transition to maturity

The city's separation from nature

The joys of outdoor play
10 Which facet of adult life surprises and horrifies the speaker?

Violence

Labor

Sex

Inequality
11 Which best describes Mrs. Tilscher's attitude?

Zany and hilarious

Emotional and probing

Strict but fair

Affectionate and engaging
12 Which best describes the poem's speaker?

They are a schoolchild

They are a grandparent

They are a teacher

They are a parent
13 What is the meaning of the word "enthralling"?

Fascinating

Unraveling

Overwhelming

Intricate
14 What do gold stars symbolize?

Moral development

Mrs. Tilscher's love

Material wealth

Educational inequity
15 What is the meaning of the word "fractious"?

Inconsiderate

Fast

Agitated

Red in color
16 What meter does the poem use?

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic tetrameter

It is written in free verse

Iambic tetrameter
17 What is this poem's point of view?

Second person

First-person singular

The poem contains several point-of-view shifts

First-person plural
18 What is the meaning of the word "skittle" in this poem?

To loiter or waste time

A prop in a particular game, also called skittles

A type of candy

A small amount
19 How does the speaker first respond to the "rough boy"?

By ignoring him

By following him

By telling on him

By attacking him
20 What rhyme scheme does the poem use?

ABA ABA ABA

ABBAABBA

ABABCDCD

No consistent rhyme scheme
21 Duffy uses a metaphor to compare tadpoles to which of the following?

Seeds

Commas

Eyes

Insects
22 Which of the poem's stanzas heavily features alliterative T sounds?

The first

The second

The third

The fourth
23 "The classroom glowed like a sweet shop" is an instance of what?

Synecdoche

Metaphor

Metonymy

Simile
24 Which types of stanzas does this poem include?

Sestets and tercets

Septets and octaves

Tercets and quatrains

Octaves and couplets
25 What is the meaning of the word "tangible"?

Controversial

Capable of being touched

Delicious

Underneath or hidden by something

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