"The Highwayman" Multiple Choice Practice

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7th - 8th Grade
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April Walters
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the last two stanzas of the poem and how does it affect the plot?
They utilize repetition to show the unending love between the Highwayman and Bess.
The stanzas show how Tim the ostler also loves Bess.
They show the arrival of King George's men.
They describe the highwayman's appearance.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the author mean by the phrase “There was death at every window”?
It is a metaphor meaning that King George's men are waiting for the Highwayman at the windows.
It is a simile meaning that King George's men are waiting for the Highwayman at the windows.
It is a simile meaning that the Highwayman will get caught robbing a carriage.
It is a metaphor meaning that the Highwayman will get caught robbing a carriage.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In stanza 1, line 1 it says, “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees”. What does this reveal about the setting’s mood?
It is cheerful and bright.
It is dreamy and light-hearted.
It is thoughtful and peaceful.
It is gloomy and frightening.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5D
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on context clues, what does the word "harry" mean in the following stanza?
“One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I’m after a prize to-night, But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, Then look for me by moonlight, Watch for me by moonlight, I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.”
he will return at night
to help the Highwayman
to annoy the Highwayman
a boy with a lightning bolt scar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the Highwayman promise Bess?
He promises to return to her.
He promises to kill King George's men.
He promises to never return.
He promises to make her rich.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It is implied in the poem that Tim told the redcoats of the highwayman’s love for Bess. What is Tim’s motive, or reason for betraying Bess?
Tim wants the Highwayman's riches.
Tim and the Highwayman had an argument.
Tim was "dumb as a dog" and listened.
Tim is in love with Bess and jealous of the Highwayman.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on his description in the following stanza, what can you infer about the character of Tim the ostler?
And dark in the dark old inn-yard a stable-wicket creaked Where Tim the ostler listened. His face was white and peaked. His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay, But he loved the landlord’s daughter, The landlord’s red-lipped daughter. Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say—
Tim creates a loving environment for Bess and the Highwayman's relationship.
Tim's hair is a wig made from moldy hay, and he is crazy.
Tim is too busy taking care of the horses to care about what the Highwayman says.
Tim creates conflict for Bess and the Highwayman and has a negative effect on the plot.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.4
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