Quiz on 'The Tuft of Flowers'

Who is the author of "The Tuft of Flowers"?

• Emily Dickinson

• Robert Frost

• William Wordsworth

• T.S. Eliot

What was the speaker's initial task in the poem?

• To plant flowers

• To mow the grass

• To water the garden

• To pick flowers

What had the first gardener left behind that caught the speaker's attention?

• A butterfly

• A tuft of flowers

• A garden tool

• A bird's nest

What did the speaker feel when he saw the butterfly?

• Annoyed

• Indifferent

• A spirit similar to his own

• Fearful

What did the speaker realize about working alone?

• It was more efficient

• It was lonely

• It was joyful

• It was unnecessary

What did the butterfly symbolize for the speaker?

• A message from nature

• A sign of bad luck

• A distraction

• A pest

What did the speaker hear that made him feel connected to the first gardener?

• The sound of the brook

• The whispering of the scythe

• The chirping of birds

• The rustling of leaves

What did the speaker do after seeing the tuft of flowers?

• Ignored it

• Plucked it

• He went to examine them more closely

• Watered it

What did the first gardener do with the flowers?

• Cut them down

• Left them to grow

• Watered them

• Planted more

What time of day is it when the speaker goes to turn the grass?

• Afternoon

• Evening

• Before dawn

• Midnight