1 Of what kind of stanzas is this poem composed? Tercets Quatrains Quintains Couplets 2 The word "romp" means: A type of lunchbox To beat or attack someone A country harvest festival To play rowdily 3 Fill in the blank: "We romped until the _____/Slid from the kitchen shelf" Pots Pans Spoons Dishes 4 What is a waltz? A uniform worn by coal miners A popular European ballroom dance A team sport similar to basketball A type of formal party 5 Why is the image of the scent of whiskey significant? It hints that the father has a drinking problem It lets us know that the speaker is old enough to drink It hints that the speaker's family is wealthy It suggests an Irish setting 6 Which of the following best describes the poem's message about masculinity? That masculinity and violence are too often conflated That fathers must pass masculine skills on to sons That women can also be masculine That children are often more attached to gender roles than adults 7 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABA ABABB ABAB ABBA 8 Which of the following is a simile? "You beat time on my head" "My right ear scraped a buckle" "I hung on like death" "the pans/Slid from the kitchen shelf" 9 Which sounds produce assonance in the phrase "At every step you missed"? E sounds M sounds V sounds S sounds 10 Fill in the blank "Then waltzed me off to bed/Still _____ _____ your shirt." Hanging on Fussing with Clinging to Snatching at 11 What is the poem's meter? Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Anapestic tetrameter Trochaic pentameter 12 The H sounds in the phrase "the hand that held my wrist" are an example of which? Assonance Metaphor Hyperbole Alliteration 13 Which is a central irony in the poem? The way that the mother is supposed to protect her child, but actually harms him The fact that the speaker wants to be with his family, even though they mistreat him The speaker's conviction that he is being abused, though he is not The way it suggests that abuse and love can look unexpectedly similar from the outside 14 Fill in the blank: "At every step you missed/My right ear scraped a _____" Shoulder Buckle Pocket Button 15 What is one effect of the poem's rhyme scheme? The poem has no rhyme scheme: it imitates the chaos of the events being described The simple rhyme scheme creates an ironically innocent, childlike tone The intricate rhyme scheme mimics the intricate complexity of the father's character The simple rhyme scheme shows that the speaker is unintelligent 16 Who can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist? The mother The sister The father The teacher 17 How many stanzas are in "My Papa's Waltz"? 5 4 2 3 18 Who is the poem's speaker? A mother A small boy A young man A teenage girl 19 Define the word "countenance" Attitude or mood Face The facade of a house Plan 20 Fill in the blank: "The whiskey on your breath/Could make a small boy _____" Frightened Dizzy Vomit Drunk 21 Which part of the mother's body is personified? Her face Her ear Her hands Her stomach 22 What does the waltz symbolize? The American dream The value of art and culture The dynamic between father and son The performance of spirituality 23 Where is the poem set? The speaker's school The speaker's family car The woods outside the speaker's house The speaker's home 24 Which aspect of the parent-child relationship does this poem explore most deeply? The inevitable disappointment of parenting The unbreakable affection between parent and child despite differences The power differential between its members The uncanniness of biological and genetic similarity 25 What are the two primary possible ways to understand the poem's "waltz"? As cultural heritage or aristocratic norm As artistic expression or rote repetition As play or abuse As hard work or frivolous play