Antigonish Quiz

What is the main theme of the poem 'Antigonish' by Hughes Mearns?

• A man who is not physically present

• A ghost haunting the narrator

• A dream about a mysterious man

• A metaphor for loneliness

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What time did the narrator come home last night in the poem?

• At midnight

• At three

• At two

• At four

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the narrator wish for regarding the man they met?

• That he would stay

• That he would go away

• That he would talk

• That he would appear

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where does the narrator first meet the man who wasn't there?

• In the garden

• On the stair

• In the kitchen

• In the hall

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What action does the narrator ask the man not to do?

• Slam the door

• Speak loudly

• Appear again

• Follow them

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the narrator feel about the man's presence?

• Comforted

• Annoyed

• Indifferent

• Happy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What literary device is primarily used in the poem 'Antigonish'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the tone? What is the mood?

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4