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To A Daughter Leaving Home
Test Description: Fiction passage: poem
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who is the speaker of the poem?
A
a child
B
a neighbor
C
a parent
D
a friend
2) Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
A
reflective
B
indifferent
C
despondent
D
somber
3) Which statement best describes the theme of the poem?
A
Parents are unable to let go of their children as they get older.
B
Parents have conflicting emotions about their children growing up.
C
Learning how to ride a bike and leaving home are both exciting experiences for daughters.
D
Watching their children do new things brings parents nothing but fear.
4) Which use of figurative language connects to the theme?
A
I kept waiting / for the thud / of your crash
B
pumping, pumping / for your life
C
the hair flapping / behind you like a / handkerchief waving / goodbye
D
while you grew / smaller, more breakable / with distance
5) Why does the author use repetition in the phrase, “pumping, pumping / for your life”?
A
Repetition emphasizes the child's effort to ride away on her own.
B
Repetition serves to take up necessary space.
C
Repetition creates a sense of fear in the child.
D
Repetition changes the tone of the poem.
6) How does the narrator’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem?
A
It allows the narrator to reflect on her own experiences growing up.
B
It reveals the daughter's experiences of growing up.
C
It emphasizes the mother's anxiety as her daughter develops independence.
D
It shows that the narrator wants to watch her daughter do new things.
7) What is the significance of the preposition in lines 4 (beside), 9 (ahead), 17 (with), and 22 (behind)?
A
The variety of prepositions suggests the speaker's conflicted feelings as her daughter learns to ride her bike.
B
The gradual transition of prepositions parallels the stages of a young girl's life as she grows up.
C
The gradual transition of prepositions emphasizes the growing distance between the mother and the child as the child peddles.
D
The repetition of prepositions signals the speaker's fragmented thoughts.
8) What is the significance of the poem’s structure?
A
The predictable rhyme scheme reflects the parent's continued love and support.
B
The one long sentence, ending with the one word goodbye, implies how quickly time passes and children gain their independence
C
The inconsistent rhythm and rhyme scheme suggests the child's fear of being on her own.
D
The various stanzas represents the stages of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
9) What is the effect of the rhyme scheme?
A
The consistent rhyme scheme creates a soothing predictability.
B
The unpredictable rhyme scheme suggests the child's struggle to gain her independence.
C
The sudden break in rhyme suggests the parent's fear as her daughter gains her independence.
D
The lack of a consistent rhyme scheme mimics conversation.
10) How does the speaker’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem?
A
It illustrates the speaker's desire to watch her daughter enjoy new experiences.
B
It emphasizes the speaker's nervousness as her daughter gains her independence.
C
It allows the speaker to reflect on her own experiences growing up.
D
It highlights the daughter's enjoyment of her newfound independence.
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