Without Title Quiz

In lines 1-2, the buffalo, the shaman, and the arrow represent what?

• The father's vivid imagination

• fun memories from the father's childhood

• leisure activities the father has no time for

• the traditions of the father's culture

When the speaker says in line 3 that "my father went out each day to hunt," it mean that he--

• Was unemployed and looking for a job

• went to work to provide for his family

• pretended to go buffalo hunting

• hunted for buffalo every day

Why does the speaker point out that his or her father came to the city "without a vision" in line 9?

• to question his motives for choosing the life he did

• to suggest that he should have given the decision more thought

• to imply he would have been happier in a different city

• to emphasize the lack of spiritual meaning in his life

What two worlds are being compared by the speaker in the poem? Choose the BEST response.

• Those that live in poverty vs. the "well-to-do"

• Native American lifestyle vs. mainstream American Society

• Oppressed people vs. free people

• Country living vs. city living

Readers can infer that the speaker's mother

• Does not appreciate her husband's feelings

• loves the family's life in the city

• is a tidy housekeeper who dislikes clutter

• disapproves of her husband's job

What is the significance of the word "without" repeated twice, in the title? What did the father live without? Choose the BEST response

• without traditions, culture and meaningfulness of his old life

• without a family who appreciates his struggles

• without the enjoyable activities and friends he once had

• without his memories of the past

The description of the father leaving the house in lines 14-17 creates a tone of

• Irony, because a car's aerial is nothing like a bow string

• Terror, because the speaker sees a dangerous wilderness in the father

• Optimism, because the city life has some similarities with the father's culture

• Sadness, because the father's life is so far removed from his values

Which of the choices below BEST convey a theme of "Without Title"?

• loss of identity

• don't judge a book by its cover

• culture and traditions

• connections to one's cultural heritage adds meaning to life

Which of the following response is NOT a symbol of the father's Native American ancestral traditions?

• shaman

• arrow

• buffalo

• aerial

The overall tone of the poem can BEST be described as

• Sad and regretful

• sentimental and nostalgic

• hopeful and proud

• uncertain and confused