1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____ queen damsel maiden virgin 2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______ stationary cool hot black 3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?" Sexuality Love Death Time 4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?" her stockings her hat her skirts her shoes 5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____ difficult easy divine pained 6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals? a carpet a curtain a fringe skirts 7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections? Flowers and Insects Birthday Letters The Hawk and The Rain Crow 8 The poem's action takes place in a garden a windowsill a forest a field 9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing? Cambridge Oxford London Yorkshire 10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied Anthropology and English Literature Anthropology and Religious Studies Anthropology and Archaeology Anthropology and German Literature 11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals scrambles clambers flies crawls 12 What "imperils" the poppy? her recklessness her pleasure her breath her sexuality 13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her stem eye crucible coffin 14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______ pleasure death intoxication sleep 15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________" heat drug appeal fierceness 16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____ draught disease death drug 17 The poem's major antagonist is time the bee death the fly 18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem? allusion hyperbole metaphor understatment 19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy? lewd lecherous hot-eyed hairy 20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections? Birthday Letters Crow The Hawk and The Rain Tales from Ovid 21 The bee best symbolizes ________ nature death sexual frivolity new life 22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______ anti-anxiety drugs narcotic drugs alcoholic beverages stimulant durgs 23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism. teaching methods poetic achievments private life artistic collaborations 24 The end of the poem is told in what tense? present future past the action pauses 25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______ sexual appeal love for the bee chastity modesty