Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
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Matthew Lynch
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker compare his father's shoulders to in the poem?
D. A rock formation
B. A mountain peak
A. A boat's sail
C. A tree trunk
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker say the horses did in response to his father's clicking tongue?
D. They fell asleep
B. They ran away
A. They stopped working
C. They strained
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does the phrase 'the sod rolled over without breaking' refer to in the poem?
C. The father's control over the horses
D. The father's expertise with equipment
B. The father's physical strength
A. The father's plowing technique
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker feel when he says 'I stumbled in his hobnailed wake'?
A. Confident
C. Inadequate
D. Proud
B. Annoyed
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker express a desire to do in the poem?
C. Travel the world
B. Learn to plow
D. Join the military
A. Become a doctor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the phrase 'broad Shadow' symbolize in the poem?
A. The father's dominance
B. The speaker's success
C. The farm's landscape
D. The father's absence
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker feel about his father in the present day?
D. Fear
A. Admiration
C. Indifference
B. Frustration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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