Retort and From the People Yes Poetry Test

In "Retort" who is speaking to whom?

• Phyllis is speaking to herself.

• Phyllis is speaking to the speaker.

• The speaker is speaking to Phyllis.

• The speaker is speaking to himself.

In "Retort," who is Phyllis?

• the speaker's alter ego

• the speaker's neighbor

• the speaker's beloved

• the speaker's friend

In the excerpt from The People, Yes, why does the white man draw a circle in the sand?

• to show his belief that white people are smarter than Indians

• to communicate with an Indian who does not speak English

• to teach the Indian how to use shapes to represent ideas

• to show the outer boundary of the Indian territory.

What is the main topic of discussion in the excerpt from The People, Yes?

• land

• nature

• knowledge

• art

If a person is curling a tress, what is she most likely doing?

• styling her hair

• daydreaming

• exercising

• wrapping a present

"The lady is fair," said the knight. What is the knights opinion of the lady? (Archaic definition, NOT the common, present-day definition)

• She is sad

• She treats everyone differently

• She is intelligent

• She is beautiful

Which is most likely true about the person described in this sentence:

"Thou art a loyal friend."

• The person is a loyal friend.

• The person sees artwork as their best friend.

• The person is not a loyal friend .

• The person is thinking about finding new friends.

In the first stanze of "Retort," how is Phyllis portrayed?

• as a rose

• as a snob

• as a fountain

• as a temptation

Which sentences best states a main message of the poem "Retort?"

• Always follow your head rather than your heart

• A person in love does not always think rationally.

• It is easy to fall in love with an unkind person.

• Love happens only when the mind and heart agree.

In the excerpt fro The People, Yes, what does the Indian's immense ring represent?

• what the white man fears

• the human desire to make art

• what the Indians have learned

• the limits of human knowledge