Quiz on 'The Searchers' Poem by Tracy K. Smith

The name of the man who is searching for his niece is...

The name of his niece is...

The Native American tribe that Debbie lives with is the...

Who is the ‘he’ referred to in the first line of the poem?

• A stranger

• Ethan Edwards, the girl’s uncle

• A Comanche warrior

• A lawman

What does the line "The language she spits" suggest about the girl?

• She has been silenced

• She no longer belongs to her former life

• She is rebelling against her uncle

• She is speaking fluently

In the poem, what could the phrase 'the language she spits' also refer to?

• The English language

• The language of survival

• The Comanche language

• The language of fear

Debbie has a clear memory of the white community in which she lived before her abduction?

• True

• False

What does the phrase "smile into her fear" reveal about the interaction between the townspeople and the girl?

• The people in town want to reassure her

• The people in town mock her fear

• The people in town sympathise with her struggles

• The people in town have conflicting feelings about her

The townspeople are curious about Debbie's time living among the Comanche.

• True

• False

The townspeople are curious about Debbie's time living among the Comanche.

• True

• False