Quiz on 'Somebody's Mother' by Mary Dow Brine

Who is the poet of the poem 'Somebody's Mother'?

• Emily Dickinson

• Mary Dow Brine

• Robert Frost

• Langston Hughes

What is the main theme of the poem?

• The importance of education

• The significance of kindness

• The beauty of nature

• The joy of childhood

What did the boy do for the old woman?

• Gave her money

• Helped her cross the road

• Took her home

• Ignored her

What does the boy symbolize in the poem?

• Indifference

• Fear

• Kindness

• Selfishness

How did the old woman feel when the boy helped her?

• Grateful

• Angry

• Indifferent

• Confused

What poetic device is used in the line 'Came the boys like a flock of sheep'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

What did the old lady pray for that night?

• The weather

• Her family

• The boy who helped her

• Her health

What was the weather like when the old woman was waiting to cross the road?

• Cold and snowy

• Windy

• Rainy

• Sunny

What did the boy think about his own mother?

• She needed help

• She was always happy

• She was unkind

• She was never alone

What did the boy's friends do when they saw the old woman?

• Helped her

• Ignored her

• Laughed at her

• Gave her food