"The Highwayman"

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English
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7th Grade
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Lesley Pitts
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the poem, who overhears the conversation between the Highwayman and Bess?
the landlord
one of the redcoats
Tim the ostler
a gypsy
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of these details is most closely related to the central conflict in "The Highwayman?"
Bess plaits a dark red love knot into her hair.
Bess hears the sound of the Highwayman's horse before the soldiers do.
The Highwayman hears that Bess has died.
Bess has long black hair.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of these does the Highwayman NOT do in Part One of the poem?
He kisses Bess' hair.
He blushes when Bess lets her hair down.
He taps on the inn's shutters with his whip.
He waves good-bye as he rides off to go commit a robbery. He waves good-bye as he rides off to go commit a robbery.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the poem, how did the redcoats know that the highwayman would be coming to see Bess?
It was probably common knowledge in the town.
Tim the ostler had told them.
They followed him many times.
Bess's father had told them. Bess's father had told them.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which pair of sentences about the poem shows a cause-effect relationship?
Bess has long black hair. The Highwayman wears brown pants.
The moon was a ghostly galleon. The road was a ribbon.
He did not come in the dawning. He did not come at noon.
The Highwayman commits robberies. The redcoats come to the inn.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In the poem, why was the Highwayman hurrying back toward the inn after hearing that Bess died?
He wanted revenge on those responsible for her death.
He wanted to attend her funeral.
He wanted to comfort her.
He didn't believe the news.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In the line, "With the white road smoking behind him," the word "smoking" represents
the color of the road.
the mist along the road.
the speed of the Highwayman.
the dust kicked up by the horse.
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