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A Poem to My Librarian, Mrs. Long Grade 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Instead of watching a lot of television, the speaker and her family---
a)
read more books.
b)
talked to one another more.
c)
went to church more.
d)
were even more bored.
2.
What does "black coffee" in line 15 refer to?
a)
books
b)
beverage
c)
Black authors
d)
music
3.
Hardback books 
a)
remind the speaker of visiting the bookstore.
b)
take the speaker to faraway places.
c)
remind the speaker of black coffee.
d)
remind the speaker of her grandmother.
4.
"And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe but no lions or witches scared me" is an example of
a)
Stanza
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Repetion
5.
Why was it difficult for Mrs. Long at the big library uptown?
a)
The library uptown was far away.
b)
There was a strict dress code.
c)
Blacks were not allowed.
d)
People would humiliate her.
6.
Which word best describes the speaker?
a)
lazy
b)
moody
c)
disappointed
d)
optimistic
7.
Form is the organization or structure of a work of writing.  The form of this poem creates
a)
an informal feel.
b)
a formal tone.
c)
poetry.
d)
its figurative language.
8.
Tone expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.  What word best describes the poem's tone?
a)
angry
b)
sad
c)
humorous
d)
affectionate
9.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
10.
Which stylistic element does Giovanni use the least?
a)
punctuation/capitalization
b)
stanzas/line lengths
c)
figurative language
d)
sound devices
11.

inhale

a)

all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

b)

to draw in breath

c)

to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

d)

to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

12.

nonetheless

a)

to do something in anyway even though something contrary has happened

b)

a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpose

c)

to draw in breath

d)

all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

13.

resort

a)

the last option when other options have failed or are not possible

b)

a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpose

c)

to draw in breath

d)

to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

14.

corridor

a)

to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

b)

all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

c)

a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a common place

d)

to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

15.

humiliate

a)

to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

b)

to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

c)

to draw in breath

d)

a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpse

16.

What is a poem's speaker?

a)

the poet

b)

the voice behind the poem/their point of view

c)

the rhyme of the poem

d)

none of the above

17.

What clues are given about the setting of our poem? (Choose all that apply)

a)

music from the time period

b)

racial tension

c)

not a lot of tv watching

d)

it told us the year

18.

What does the phrase “Hat in hand” mean (line 31)?

a)

A. humbly

b)

B. deceitfully

c)

C. boldly

d)

D. reluctantly

19.

From details in the poem, what can you infer about the speaker as a child?

a)

A. She was lonely.

b)

B. She was a hard worker.

c)

C. She was moody.

d)

D. She was a dreamer.

20.

Which word best describes the speaker’s feelings about her childhood?

a)

A. nostalgic

b)

B. bitter

c)

C. amused

d)

D. regretful