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

Innocence

Nature

Sexual Awakening
2 What is the poem's overarching conflict?
The split between an older teacher and a younger one

The disagreements over educational policy in Britain

The battle between innocence and experience

The endless fights between a teacher and student
3 What is this poem's setting?
A twentieth-century elementary school

A Victorian boarding school

A 1990s high school

An eighteenth-century all-girls school
4 What can the "thunderstorm" of the final lines be said to represent?
Nature's power

Children's cruelty

Impending adulthood

War and violence
5 Which historical event is alluded to in this poem?
The French Revolution

The Moors Murders

The founding of the BBC

The publication of Johnson's Dictionary
6 Which of the following lessons is described in detail?
A lesson about multiplying fractions

A lesson about playing the recorder

A lesson about the days of the week

A lesson about African geography
7 The sound of a bell is compared metaphorically to what?
A dog's bark

Birdsong

Laughter

An orchestra
8 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Rueful

Nostalgic

Fond

Crusading
9 What do the frogs and tadpoles symbolize?
The joys of outdoor play

The city's separation from nature

The wildness of childhood

The transition to maturity
10 Which facet of adult life surprises and horrifies the speaker?
Sex

Labor

Violence

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

Strict but fair

Emotional and probing

Affectionate and engaging
12 Which best describes the poem's speaker?
They are a teacher

They are a grandparent

They are a schoolchild

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

Overwhelming

Unraveling

Fascinating
14 What do gold stars symbolize?
Mrs. Tilscher's love

Material wealth

Moral development

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

Agitated

Fast

Inconsiderate
16 What meter does the poem use?
Iambic tetrameter

Anapestic tetrameter

It is written in free verse

Iambic pentameter
17 What is this poem's point of view?
First-person plural

First-person singular

Second person

The poem contains several point-of-view shifts
18 What is the meaning of the word "skittle" in this poem?
To loiter or waste time

A type of candy

A prop in a particular game, also called skittles

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

By telling on him

By ignoring him

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

No consistent rhyme scheme

ABBAABBA

ABABCDCD
21 Duffy uses a metaphor to compare tadpoles to which of the following?
Commas

Eyes

Insects

Seeds
22 Which of the poem's stanzas heavily features alliterative T sounds?
The fourth

The first

The second

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

Metaphor

Simile

Synecdoche
24 Which types of stanzas does this poem include?
Octaves and couplets

Sestets and tercets

Septets and octaves

Tercets and quatrains
25 What is the meaning of the word "tangible"?
Controversial

Delicious

Capable of being touched

Underneath or hidden by something

In Mrs Tilscher’s Class Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for In Mrs Tilscher’s Class is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for In Mrs Tilscher’s Class

In Mrs Tilscher's Class study guide contains a biography of Carol Ann Duffy, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for In Mrs Tilscher’s Class…