1 Who makes the ice cream? the roller of big cigars the speaker the mother the newspaper boys 2 Which is NOT an adjective you could apply to the cigar man, based on the poem's description of him? strong arrogant capable masculine 3 What do the boys bring to the house? bed sheets funeral clothes desserts flowers 4 What are the wenches doing? complaining wrapping up the body hanging around taking care of the boys 5 How are the ice cream curds described? lustful surprising unwanted delicious 6 What object in the poem is NOT made to seem old? the woman the ice cream the newspapers the dresser 7 What is embroidered on the sheet used to cover the body? leaves hearts flowers birds 8 What is the woman’s dresser lacking? three glass knobs a hand-held mirror its top drawer two cigars 9 How would you describe the woman’s dresser? ornate stained new cheap 10 What is the problem with the embroidered sheet? it is fraying it is transparent it is ugly it is too short 11 What part of the woman’s body might remain visible? her closed eyes her stringy hair her wrinkled hands her horny feet 12 What would that exposed body part tell us about the dead woman? she is old and rich she is unpopular and alone she is stiff and heavy she is cold and silent 13 What kind of light does the speaker ask for in the penultimate line? the sunlight through the window the lamp beam the kitchen light the lit candles 14 What is the central contrast of the poem? fun versus sadness masculine versus feminine life versus death peace versus anger 15 Which of the following is NOT a way you could describe the tone of the poem? vengeful whimsical sexual declarative 16 What type of sentence makes up the majority of the poem? interrogative interjection explanatory imperative 17 Which formal device does Stevens use sparingly at the end of each stanza? meter alliteration allusion rhyme 18 What might the speaker mean by “Let be be finale of seem”? Let death be the end of imagination Let pure reality replace artifice and illusion Let all your poems only deal with simple topics Let happiness only exist because of material things 19 Which of the following does ice cream NOT represent in the poem? vivacity maturity pleasure desire 20 What do ice cream and death have in common? they are rare they are inevitable they are desirable they are cold 21 In this poem, Stevens primarily uses ________ details. scientific auditory natural physical 22 What is the spatial or temporal relationship of the two stanzas? they are two separate memories they occur in different rooms they occur in different seasons they occur in different cities 23 Where does the poem most likely take place? Florida India Maine Italy 24 According to the poem, which of the following is NOT a good descriptor for human life? pristinely organized sexual energetic mundane 25 Why did Stevens count this poem as his favorite? it is extremely personal it is gaudy like poetry itself it references the most Classical poets it has a very complex meter