Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

Assessment

Passage

English

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.3

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Matthew Lynch

Used 12+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

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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