
My Father and the Figtree
Authored by Cecilia Escobedo
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the poet's use of point of view affect the meaning of the poem?
A
B
C
D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the poet use figurative language in lines 1-12 of the selection ?
The use of metaphor helps to describe a figtree.
The use of personification helps to bring a figtree to life.
The use of a simile helps to describe the father's storytelling.
The use of symbolism helps the reader picture the speaker's homeland.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poet's use of dashes in lines 15-16 mainly helps to-
connect random ideas
add extra information
create shifts in meaning
show unrelated details
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two phrases describe the way the poet uses references to other kinds of food in the poem?
F and G
F and J
F and H
J and K
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What conclusion does the speaker reach at the end of the poem?
Her father has made a home in his new country.
Her father will never be able to feel at home again.
Her father has become interested in music instead of in figs.
Her father no longer needs to think of figtrees to feel content.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which message would the speaker of the poem most likely support?
There is no place like home.
Home is where the heart is.
We all bleed the same blood.
Let go of what you cannot change.
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