In the Summer When I Go to Bed

The details in lines 1-6 tell the reader that ---

• the boy is taking an afternoon nap

• the boy's bed is much too small

• the boy can't sleep

• the boy needs a blanket because it is chilly

The details in lines 7-10 tell the reader that the cat the boy wants to be is---

• pampered

• ignored

• wild and fierce

• unhappy

All these items describe this poem except---

• lines grouped into stanzas

• tells a story

• strong rhythm

• has a serious message

Which of these describes the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• Every other line rhymes.

• The words at the ends of lines do not rhyme.

• Each pair of lines rhyme.

• Only the first and last line in a stanza rhyme.

The word settee in line 32 means----

• couch

• pajamas

• house

• food

Read lines 17-18 below.

And paddle in the river-bed

With dripping mud-caps on my head.

The image in the second line appeals most strongly to the reader's sense of--

• taste

• touch

• smell

• hearing

What happens at the end of the poem?

• The boy makes up his mind.

• The boy wakes up.

• The boy falls asleep.

• The boy gets lost in his bed.

Which detail in the picture best creates a sense of humor and imagination?

• The goat is jumping.

• The goat is wearing striped socks.

• The goat has horns.

• The goat is hairy.