On Turning Ten Quiz

What is the main feeling of the persona?

• Enthusiasm

• Sadness

• Nostalgia

• Anger

What is the figurative language used in this stanza "[...] a kind measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring cicken pox of the soul."? Answer with capital letter and no full stop.

Is the word underlined a concrete or a abstract noun? "I skin my knees. I bleed."

• Concrete

• Abstract

Is the word underlined a contable or a non contable noun? "[...] by drinking a glass of milk a certain way."

• Contable

• Non contable

What type of poetry is On Turning Ten?

• Lyric

• Free Verse

• Narrative

Julia is reading On Turning Ten and make the following comment: "I feel like the main character, I miss my childhood." What type of active reading strategies is she using? Answer with capital letter and no final point.

What can you say is the main theme of the poem On Turning Ten?

Using the context clues, what is the meaning of the word underlined? "[...] all the dark blue speed drained out of it."

• feeling tired

• coming out completely

• fill completely

• coming back completely

How do you think the author feels about turning a two digit number?