1 What collection was "Basket of Figs" published in? Like a Beggar The Human Line Mules of Love Indigo 2 When was this poem (and the collection it comes from) published? 1998 2001 2002 2013 3 What kind of relationship is portrayed in "Basket of Figs"? A relationship between friends A loving lesbian relationship A mother and daughter relationship A loving heterosexual relationship 4 What award did the collection as a whole receive? Griffin Poetry Prize Lambda Literary Award honoring the book as an important Jewish work The National Book Award Lambda Literary Award honoring the book as an important LGBTQ work 5 From whose perspective is the poem written? First-person speaker addressing her lover in the second-person Third-person speaker addressing her lover in the third-person Third-person speaker addressing her friend in the second-person Omniscient divine voice 6 Describe the form and meter. Three quatrains and two tercets written in free verse. Two quatrains and three tercets written in free verse. Three quatrains and two tercets written in iambic pentameter. Two quatrains and three tercets written in blank verse. 7 What is a quatrain? A refrain A stanza with four lines A line that gets repeated throughout the poem A stanza with three lines 8 Which food item is not a metaphor for the lover's pain? Pomegranate seed Warm eggs Basket of figs Milk and honey 9 Which material is not a metaphor for the lover's pain? A flower vase Fine rugs Silk sashes Gold jewelry 10 What is burlap? A smooth material made in a factory The way a baby burps after eating A smooth natural material made from fibers Coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or a similar fiber, used especially for sacking 11 Which is an example of alliteration? intricate embroidery spill your wine silk sashes basket of figs 12 What is alliteration? Figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession A beautiful image 13 What is the tone of the poem? Passionate, Direct, Controlling Pensive, Calm, Loving Firm, Tender, Loving, Erotic Angry, Disillusioned 14 What is the implication of the lines "the hem stitched the way you were taught, / pricking just a thread, almost invisible"? The speaker makes detailed and intricate embroidery. The lover had a hand in creating her pain, and she seeks to hide her pain from the world by making it "almost invisible." The speaker tries to hide her pain from her lover. Other people forced the speaker's lover to learn how to sew as a child. 15 Which sense is NOT engaged by "cinnamon / and cloves"? Olfactory Visual Auditory Gustatory 16 What does the olfactory sense refer to? Hearing Taste Smell Sight 17 Which line is best characterized as erotic? "Spread / it out like fine rugs" "I would lift it // tenderly" "That hard nugget of pain, I would suck it," "Unclasp it like jewels" 18 Which of the following best characterizes the speaker? A woman exploring her sexuality A middle-aged woman coming to terms with aging A confident authority figure who is capable of providing stability and love for her partner A domineering partner who manipulates her lover by writing about her lover's pain 19 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Clothing and jewelry Food Persimmon pit The mouth 20 Which of the following is not a theme in the poem? Sensual Celebration Unconditional Love Community Love Vulnerability and Surrender 21 What acts does the line about the "hard nugget of pain" imply? Touching and Sex Eating and Sex Reflecting and Acting Eating and Talking 22 What does the mention of animal behavior in the final stanza do in the poem? It evokes the animal-like instinct in the speaker to consume her partner. It suggests that the speaker is following her natural instincts to care for her partner. It portrays the speaker and her partner as cats. There is no mention of animals in the poem. 23 Finish this quote: "Unclasp it like jewels, the gold___" melting into your skin still hot from my body / still hot from your body matching your eyes 24 Why does the speaker tell her partner to empty a basket of figs? The speaker wants her partner not to waste food. The speaker wants her partner to eat more fruits and vegetables. The speaker wants her partner to lose weight. The speaker wants her lover to relish the sweetness of life. 25 Why might the speaker tell her partner to spill her wine? The speaker wants her partner to embarrass herself. The speaker wants her partner to drink less. The speaker doesn't want her partner to drink a whole glass. The speaker doesn't want her partner to act perfectly polite all the time.