News Break by Max Fatchen

News Break by Max Fatchen

Multiple Choice

What did the child bring?

• His school report

• His sports report

• His school project

Multiple Choice

'Now why so loving, darling'

In your opinion, who is 'darling'?

• The persona

• The parents

• The child

• The things

Multiple Choice

In stanza 1, who is surprised by the child’s sudden kiss?

• The father

• The parent

• The mother

• The child

Multiple Choice

In Stanza 2, state one good behaviour of the child.

• The child saves his money for lunch.

• His clothes with crease.

• His face is not clean.

• Playing games.

Multiple Choice

What the meaning of 'Today, you are lamb, love'?

• He/she making a lot of noise

• He/she is very well-behaved

• He/she wonders if finds any more pleasant surprises

• He/she confused with the changing of behaviour

Multiple Choice

In your opinion, what is the meaning of, 'Ah... Now I see the reason'.

• The persona thinks that he/she is talking with stranger

• The persona wonders if anything happen to his/her child

• The persona realizes the reason for the child's strange

• The persona was shocked or surprised

Multiple Choice

Literate the meaning of stanza 1, line 1 'Now why so loving, darling'

• The persona asks if the child want to help him/her

• The persona finds amazing and can't believe what he/she sees

• The persona finds the child's behaviour quite strange

• The persona is asking his/her child being in a loving mood

Multiple Choice

What is hullabaloo?

• Making a fuss/ loud noise

• Calm

• Hush

• Peace

Multiple Choice

When did the persona realize that the reason why the child is well-behaved?

• In the beginning of the poem

• In the middle of the poem

• In the last two stanzas of the poem

• At the end of the poem

Multiple Choice

'Your clothes without a crease' in your opinion what does 'crease' mean?

• Neat

• Smooth

• Crumple

• Straighten

Multiple Choice

Who is the persona of this poem?

• A child

• A parent

• A teacher

Multiple Choice

Who is the persona of this poem?

• A child

• A parent

• A teacher