Penny from Heaven

Which set of lines most help explain the main idea of the poem?

• “A penny murmured to a purse: / ‘You feel so nice and smooth and warm—” (lines 1- 2)

• ‘And once when I was all her store, / A woman, parting with me, wept.” (lines 19-20)

• ‘A silent witness I have been, / Of life and death, of laughter, tears;’ (lines 21-22)

• . “And so the penny to the purse, / (Until with sleep his eyes grew dim)” (lines 25-26)

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How does the speaker’s point of view influence how events in the poem are described?

• The speaker is the penny and has a subjective point of view, so the reader is able to understand the penny’s feelings.

• The speaker is the penny and has an objective point of view, so the reader can understand both the penny’s and the purse’s feelings.

• The speaker has an objective point of view and lets the penny tell its own story rather than share her opinion.

• The speaker has a subjective point of view and shares with the reader how she feels about the penny and the purse.

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In the fourth stanza, what does the penny mean by I’d have given worlds to stay?

• The penny wanted to always remain with the same owner.

• The penny wanted a rest from frequently changing owners

• The penny wanted to travel around the world with its owner

• The penny wanted to be traded to a different owner.

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Which stanza best supports the idea that life is both easy and difficult?

• stanza 2

• stanza 3

• stanza 4

• stanza 5

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According to the poem, how are the penny and purse alike?

• They have both been to many places

• . They have both gone to sleep.

• They both changed owners multiple times

• They both are able to talk.

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According to the poem, how do we know the penny is content?

• The penny compliments the purse.

• The penny compares the purse to other purses

• The penny tells the purse that it is its favorite home.

• The penny and purse converse

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Based on stanza 6, how might the penny be described?

• as a trader

• as an investor

• as a wanderer

• as an observer

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As it is used in line 4, what is the meaning of charm?

• A piece of jewelry

• Flattery

• Admiration

• Magic

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