Eden Rock by Charles Causley Quiz

What is the fictional location mentioned in the poem?

• Heaven

• Paradise

• Eden Rock

• Cornwall

What does the speaker's use of the present tense 'they are waiting for me' suggest?

• The speaker is in a hurry

• The speaker is feeling isolated

• The speaker is referring to the afterlife

• The speaker is reliving the memory

What does the description of the father's suit and the dog convey?

• Nostalgia and longing

• Familiarity and comfort

• Wealth and luxury

• Formality and authority

What does the description of the mother's hair as 'the color of wheat' symbolize?

• Her youth and beauty

• Her nurturing and strength

• Her purity and holiness

• Her warmth and joy

What does the image of the sky 'whitening as if lit by Three Sons' suggest?

• Supernatural brightness

• Biblical allusion

• Heavenly light

• Joyful memories

What does the metaphor of the 'stream' symbolize in the poem?

• All of the above

• The journey to the afterlife

• The gulf between life and death

• The distance between the parents and the child

What does the adverb 'leisurely' suggest about the parents' call to the speaker?

• Urgency and insistence

• Gentleness and peace

• Excitement and anticipation

• Authority and command

What is the significance of the final line 'I had not thought that it would be like this'?

• The speaker's disappointment with life

• The speaker's surprise at the ease of death

• It is ambiguous and leaves the reader with lots of questions

• The speaker's unexpected reunion with his parents

What is an interesting autobiographical fact about Charles Causley?

• He never got married

• He was from Cornwall

• All of the above

• His parents died when he was young

Where did Charles Causley draw inspiration for his poems?

• Landscapes from his childhood

• All of the above

• Cornish folk tales

• Fictional locations