The Highwayman

Which of the following lines best illustrates the poem's setting?

• "His eyes were follows of madness, his hair like moldy hay"
• "He's a French cocked hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin."
• "Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair"
• "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor"

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Poems are divided into different sections called...

• paragraphs
• stanzas
• lines
• end rhymes

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"The HIghwayman" is classified as a...

• narrative poem
• epic poem
• novel
• short story

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In part 1, we learn that -

• the highwayman and Bess are secretly married
• Tim the ostler loves the landlord's daughter, Bess
• the highwayman is not really a thief
• Bess loves Tim the ostler, but he does not love her

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The redcoats probably learn of the highwayman's plans from - 

• Bess
• King George
• the innkeeper
• Tim the ostler

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Who dies in this poem?

• Bess
• The Highwayman
• Both of them 
• Neither of them

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The redcoats treat Bess with...

• sympathy
• care 
• cold politeness
• disrespect

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What does the highwayman do for a living? 

• He owns an inn
• He robs people
• He cares for horses
• He lets Bess do all work; no job for him!

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In part 2, the redcoats

• tie Bess up and place a musket by her chest
• torture Bess into giving up the highwayman
• use Bess as bait
• show her the highwayman's lifeless body

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How does Bess warn the highwayman in Part 2

• She sends him a letter
• She tells he innkeeper
• She yells out his name
• She shoots herself

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