Richard Blanco's 'One Today' Quiz

What does the author compare the sun to in the poem?

• A. A storyteller

• B. A teacher

• C. A painter

• D. A musician

What is the significance of the 'pencil-yellow school buses' in the poem?

• A. They represent childhood memories

• D. They highlight the author's favorite color

• C. They signify the start of a new day

• B. They symbolize the education system

What does the author describe as 'breathing color into stained glass windows'?

• C. The rain

• B. The sun

• A. The wind

• D. The moon

What is the common theme of the poem 'One Today'?

• D. Fear

• B. Sadness

• A. Gratitude

• C. Anger

What does the author mention as 'tapping on every rooftop and every window'?

• C. The sun

• B. The rain

• D. The moon

• A. The wind

What does the author thank the 'work of our hands' for in the poem?

• A. Weaving steel into bridges

• B. Finishing reports for the boss

• D. All of the above

• C. Stitching wounds

What is the overall message of the poem 'One Today'?

• A. Unity and hope

• B. Despair and loneliness

• C. Anger and frustration

• D. Confusion and chaos

What does the author refer to as 'the light we move in' in the poem?

• A. The sun

• B. The moon

• C. The stars

• D. The streetlights

What does the author mean by 'one sky, toward which we sometimes lift our eyes'?

• A. The shared dreams and aspirations of people

• B. The physical sky above us

• C. The spiritual realm

• D. The future possibilities

What does the 'one ground' mentioned in the poem symbolize?

• A. The earth we live on

• B. The common ground of humanity

• C. The author's homeland

• D. The foundation of a building