Worksheets"The Cremation of Sam McGee" Practice
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of "The Cremation of Sam McGee"?
a)
Robert W. Service
b)
Robert Frost
c)
Charles Dodgson
d)
Lewis Carroll
2.
Where is this poem set?
a)
Yukon
b)
Nunavut
c)
Northwest Territories
d)
British Columbia
3.
How many stanzas does this poem have?
a)
4
b)
14
c)
15
d)
48
4.
What is a four-line stanza called?
a)
quatrain
b)
couplet
c)
tercet
d)
cinquain
5.
What style of poem is "The Cremation of Sam McGee"?
a)
ballad
b)
acrostic
c)
sonnet
d)
free verse
6.
What kind of meter does this poem exemplify?
a)
heptameter
b)
tetrameter
c)
pentameter
d)
hexameter
7.
From what point of view is this poem told?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person limited
d)
3rd person omniscient
8.
"...and the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
9.
"Talk of your cold! through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail." What is being personified?
a)
the cold
b)
the parka
c)
the nail
d)
talk
10.
"And he wore a smile you could see a mile, ...." What poetic device does this best exemplify?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
11.
"I do not know how long in the snow I wrestled with grisly fear; / But the stars came out and they danced about ere again I ventured near." Select all words that demonstrate INTERNAL rhyme.
a)
know
b)
snow
c)
out
d)
about
e)
fear
12.
"I do not know how long in the snow I wrestled with grisly fear; / But the stars came out and they danced about ere again I ventured near." Select all words that demonstrate EXTERNAL rhyme.
a)
fear
b)
near
c)
know
d)
snow
e)
out
13.
"Though my lips were dumb, ...." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
mood
d)
oxymoron
14.
"...till I'm chilled clean through to the bone." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
15.
"...hold him like a spell." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
16.
"And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm...." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
"So I burrowed a hole in the glowing coal, and I stuffed in Sam McGee." Which word in this line has a negative connotation to show the reader that Cap no long thinks of Sam as a friend but as a "thing"?
a)
burrowed
b)
glowing
c)
stuffed
d)
hole
18.
"...and I hurried, horror-driven" best exemplifies which of the following devices?
a)
alliteration
b)
rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
19.
"There wasn't a breath in that land of death...." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
20.
"Then I made a hike, for I didn't like to hear him sizzle so." Of what poetic device is this an example?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
21.
"Howled out their woes to the homeless snows--" What is being personified?
a)
snows
b)
homeless
c)
howled
d)
woes
22.
"And I burrowed a hole in the glowing coal, and I stuffed in Sam McGee." What is "stuffed" and example of?
a)
negative connotation
b)
positive connotation
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
23.
"And the heavens scowled, and the huskies howled..." What is being personified?
a)
the heavens
b)
the huskies
c)
scowled
d)
howled
24.
What is the speaker's name?
a)
Sam McGee
b)
Robert W. Service
c)
Alice May
d)
Cap
25.
During what month is this poem taking place?
a)
November
b)
December
c)
January
d)
February
26.
Where is Sam McGee from?
a)
The Yukon
b)
The Klondike
c)
Alaska
d)
Tennessee
27.
What is Sam McGee's last request?
a)
to be cremated
b)
to cash in his gold
c)
to die at home
d)
to be buried
28.
What line BEST exemplifies the reason that Cap must keep the promise?
a)
"And if I do, I'm asking that you won't refuse my last request."
b)
"Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code."
c)
"So I want you to swear that, foul or fair, you'll cremate my last remains."
d)
"Then 'Here,' said I, with a sudden cry, 'is my cre-ma-tor-eum.'"
29.
What is the "Alice May"?
a)
an abandonded ship
b)
a lost woman
c)
a woman of Yukon folklore
d)
a town in the Yukon
30.
What scares Sam McGee?
a)
his body being eternally frozen
b)
the act of dying
c)
not finding any gold
d)
dying in a furnace
31.
What is the promise that Cap makes?
a)
to cremate Sam McGee's body
b)
to find the Alice May
c)
to keep searching until he finds gold
d)
not to tell the other gold prospectors how Sam died
32.
How does Sam McGee get his wish?
a)
Cap remains his friend.
b)
He is finally enjoying the warmth in the furnace.
c)
He gets revenge on Cap by making him go crazy.
d)
He gets to return to Plumtree.
33.
"Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge / I cremated Sam McGee." In this context, what is the best definition of 'marge'?
a)
a body of water
b)
a type of processed butter
c)
the edge
d)
flat land
34.
"The trail was bad, and I felt half mad, but I swore I would not give in." In this context, what is the best definition of 'mad' given line 40?
a)
angry
b)
sick
c)
crazy
d)
scared
35.
"And every day that quiet clay seemed to heavy and heavier grow." In this context, what is the best definition of 'clay'?
a)
the human body
b)
sticky, fine-grained earth
c)
a type of pot
d)
a rare type of gold
36.
"On a Christmas Day we were mushing our way over the Dawson trail? In this context, what is the best definition of 'mushing'?
a)
traveling by dog sled
b)
squishing up a substance
c)
running by foot
d)
panning for gold
37.
What are the TWO different meaning of "I'll cash in this trip, I guess"?
a)
cash in his gold for money
b)
give up on life
c)
give all of his gold to Cap
d)
go back to Plumtree, Tennessee
e)
plan another gold expedition
38.
"A pal's last need is a thing to heed, so I swore I would not fail." In this context, what is the best definition of 'heed'?
a)
pay attention to
b)
ignore
c)
feel sorry for
d)
stress over
39.
"You may tax your brawn and brains." In this context, what is the best definition of 'tax'?
a)
a strain or heavy demand
b)
money owed to a state or government
c)
strength
d)
intelligence
40.
"Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, and a derelict there lay." In this context, what is the best definition of 'derelict'?
a)
something, especially a ship, abandoned by the owner and in poor condition
b)
a crematorium
c)
a specific type of husky, bred for pulling sleighs
d)
an extremely large chunk of ice
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