POST TEST (M3-NOV 21-APOLLO)

For items 1-9: Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

The speaker in the poem is _____.

• the flower

• the poet

• a character in the poem

• nobody in particular

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poem is addressed to:

• to the poet's loved ones

• to the Philippines

• to the flowers of Heidelberg

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the season when the poem was composed?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where is Heidelberg?

• Belgium

• Netherlands

• Germany

• Austria

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The mood or tone conveyed by the persona in the last stanza of the poem is one of:

• delight or satisfaction

• enthrallment or fascination

• longing and melancholy

• deep-seated fury

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speaker’s tone in this poem can be best described as:

• admonitory

• indifferent

• vitriolic

• nostalgic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In this poem, the flowers are symbolic of:

• exceptional creations of God

• nature’s beauty and perfection

• ambassadress that would bear the message

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poem’s message is _____.

• a study of the transient nature of flowers

• a paean of praise by the poet to the

  flowers of Heidelberg

• an evocation and a prayer of the traveler

  for the well-being of his country

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What literary context is applied in the poem?

• Historical

• Philosophical

• Geographical

• Psychological

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

According to the poem, what led to the creation of the volcano?

• The arrow used by Pagtuga

• A war which led to Magayon’s death

• The poison of the arrow of Pagtuga

• The legend of Daragang Magayon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9