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WorksheetsThe Highwayman Part 1 Comprehension Formative
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The setting of the poem is a...
windy and cloudy night
snowy evening
rainy afternoon
bright and sunny morning
Tim was spying on Bess and the highwayman because he...
wanted to be a highwayman
loved Bess
was a Red Coat soldier
hated Bess
The conversation between Bess and the highwayman was overhead by...
a rival highwayman
a red coat
Tim the stable boy
the landlord
The stars were shining on the hilt of the highwayman's rapier or...
musket
knife
pistol
sword
When the highwayman tells Bess that someone might harry or harass him that night, he is talking about...
red-coats
the landlord
other highwaymen
Tim
Before leaving the first night, the highwayman kissed Bess's
hand
cheek
hair
forehead
To let Bess know that he was at her window to see her for a secret meeting, the highwayman...
whispered her name
tapped his sword
threw a rock
whistled
The mood or feeling of the poem based on the setting is...
spooky and mysterious
humorous and light hearted
peaceful and calm
joyful and celebratory
The highwayman went to the inn or hotel to see
the landlord
the ostler
the landlord's daughter
another outlaw
When the highwayman told Bess that he was after a prize and would be back with the yellow gold he meant that he was going to...
win something for her
buy her something
rob someone
enter a competition
Tim had been driven insane or crazy by his...
jealousy of the highwayman
hatred for Bess
hatred for the landlord
jealousy of the red coats
To show or symbolize her love for the highwayman, Bess...
put on red lipstick
braided a red ribbon into her hair
wore a special red scarf
whistled a love song
The Highwayman would secretly meet with Bess...
in the woods
in her room
in the stable
at her window
Bess was the daughter of the landlord or...
hotel owner
red coat commander
stable manager
blacksmith
Tim was an ostler or...
hotel manager
robber
stable boy
soldier
