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