Lifelong Friends Quiz

What kind of work did the speaker do as a boy?

• master
• apprentice
• student
• teacher

Where did he apprentice?

• flea market
• shoe shop
• printing press
• grocery store

In the poem, what does "master" mean?

• father
• boss
• scientist
• composer

According to the poem, how did he feel about his master?

• he liked working with him
• he never thought about him
• he was afraid of him
• he was sad for him

What is a synonym for majestic?

• magnificent
• machine
• majority
• manufacture

The boy compares the printing press to a ...

• lonely forest
• mighty tree
• floating leaf
• mighty wind

According to the speaker, what kind of people read books?

• tall and short
• young and old
• rich and poor
• big and small

In his old age, what does the speaker do when he is sad?

• thinks about his master
• thinks about the print shop
• thinks about the books he made
• thinks about his grandchildren

What is a synonym for commemorate?

• celebrate
• comment
• commerce
• cellar

What does the speaker consider the books he created at the end of the poem?

• his job
• not worth the trouble
• too much work
• his friends