Follower by Seamus Heaney Quiz

What does the speaker compare his father's shoulders to in the poem?

• D. A rock formation

• B. A mountain peak

• A. A boat's sail

• C. A tree trunk

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

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What does the speaker say the horses did in response to his father's clicking tongue?

• D. They fell asleep

• B. They ran away

• A. They stopped working

• C. They strained

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What does the phrase 'the sod rolled over without breaking' refer to in the poem?

• C. The father's control over the horses

• D. The father's expertise with equipment

• B. The father's physical strength

• A. The father's plowing technique

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What does the speaker feel when he says 'I stumbled in his hobnailed wake'?

• A. Confident

• C. Inadequate

• D. Proud

• B. Annoyed

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the speaker express a desire to do in the poem?

• C. Travel the world

• B. Learn to plow

• D. Join the military

• A. Become a doctor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the phrase 'broad Shadow' symbolize in the poem?

• A. The father's dominance

• B. The speaker's success

• C. The farm's landscape

• D. The father's absence

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the speaker feel about his father in the present day?

• D. Fear

• A. Admiration

• C. Indifference

• B. Frustration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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What is the structure of the poem?

• A. Free verse

• B. Sonnet

• C. Quatrains

• D. Haiku

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is an interesting context point about the poet Seamus Heaney?

• A. He was born in a city

• B. He was a painter

• C. He was the youngest of nine children

• D. He was offered the role of poet laureate

What is the theme of the poem 'Follower'?

• C. Childhood memories

• A. Nature and farming

• B. Family relationships and aging

• D. Irish heritage and identity

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4