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