1 When was the poem published? 2006 2001 2015 2000 2 What word best describes the poem's tone? Warm and direct Earnest and simple Distant and removed Dark and eerie 3 Which of the following is NOT a poem by Trethewey? Incident Myth Native Guard Parker's Mood 4 What kind of story does the mood of the poem imitate? A love song A sea shanty A ghost story A heroic ballad 5 What does the poem depict? A family's home being burned down A major holiday A murder in the woods Members of the Ku Klux Klan burning a cross 6 What prize did Trethewey receive for the collection that "Incident" was included in? The Bollingen Prize The National Book Award A Golden Globe The Pulitzer Prize 7 What form does the poem utilize? Villanelle Sonnet Haiku Pantoum 8 Where was Trethewey born? Montreal, Canada Gulfport, Mississippi Austin, Texas Richmond, Virginia 9 What is the structure of a pantoum? The second and fourth lines of a stanza are reused as the first and third lines of the next stanza Two lines of five syllables and one line of seven syllables Ten lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, followed by a rhyming couplet Six lines with an ABBACC rhyme scheme 10 Where is the poem set? In Birmingham, Alabama In a small town at night, likely in the South In Little Rock, Arkansas In the woods 11 What is the title of the collection the poem was originally included in? Thrall Monument Native Guard Domestic Work 12 What pronoun does the speaker use to refer to themselves? They We She I 13 Which of the following lines contains assonance? "It seemed the angels had gathered, white men in their gowns." "we darkened our rooms, lit the hurricane lamps." "at the cross trussed like a Christmas tree," "We tell the story every year—" 14 What does the speaker compare the Klan members to? Demons Beasts Angels Loose flames 15 Which of the following lines is an example of personification? "the charred grass still green." "By morning all the flames had dimmed." "Nothing really happened." "The wicks trembled all night in their fonts of oil;" 16 What is a "hurricane lamp"? A candle An oil lantern A flashlight A specially designed lightbulb 17 Why does the speaker use the word "trembling" to describe the wick of the hurricane lamp? Because the men outside were afraid Because it suggests the fear they felt in that moment Because the fire wasn't burning brightly Because it rhymes with the next line 18 Which of the following is an important symbol in the poem? The trees Flames The moon Rivers 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? The morning after the cross burning When the speaker peers out the window When the speaker retells the story When the men are shown around the cross 20 Who are the antagonists of the poem? The governor A disembodied force The members of the Klan The other townspeople 21 What is the meaning of the word "charred"? Shining brightly Grilled Burnt and blackened Crunched 22 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem? Love Storytelling Fear Repression 23 What is depicted in the poem "Myth"? The story of Icarus The story of Iphigenia The story of Hades The story of Orpheus 24 What is the genre of the poem? Pastiche Victorian poetry Ekphrasis Historical poetry 25 What is foreshadowed in the poem's opening lines? That the speaker's family is close That the speaker is bad at telling stories That the speaker is nosy That the speaker witnessed something troubling
