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What makes "The Cremation of Sam McGee" a narrative poem? a. It uses regular rhythm and rhyme. b. It is told in the first person. c. It tells a story. d. It contains a surprise ending.
What is c. It tells a story
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According to the poem, before the men go to sleep on Christmas night, Sam tells the speaker that___. a. he is going back to Tennessee the next morning. b. he has found gold. c. he will die soon. d. he is hungry
What is c. he will die soon
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From details in the poem, we may assume that the cremation takes place___. a. at sunrise b. at noon c. at night d. during a warm spell
What is c. at night
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The best synonym for stern is___. a. guilty b. bold c. strict d. angry
What is c. strict
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In a narrative poem such as "The Cremation of Sam McGee," the voice that relates the story is___. a. the poet b. the leading character c. the speaker d. the chorus
What is c. the speaker
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What information presented early in the poem is essential for the development of the plot? a. Sam McGee comes from Tennessee. b. No matter how warmly he dresses, Sam is always cold. c. The Arctic trails are lit by the Northern Lights. d. Sam and the narrator are mushing the Dawson trail on Christmas Day.
What is b. No matter how warmly he dresses, Sam is always cold.
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From details in the poem, the speaker can be described as___. a. proud b. sensitive c. easygoing d. loyal
What is d. loyal
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When the speaker opens the door, he is surprised because___. a. Sam has disappeared b. the fire has gone out c. Sam speaks to him d. he sees two bodies instead of one
What is c. Sam speaks to him
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Which one of the following words suggests the most intense or strongest shade of meaning? a. worried b. nervous c. anxious d. frantic
What is d. frantic
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In which sentence is a word not spelled correctly? a. Sam McGee was cremated. b. It was a gastly sight. c. He scowled at me when I hesitated. d. I loathed having to keep my promise.
What is b. It was a gastly sight.
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In the poem, both Sam McGee and the speaker are involved in___. a. prospecting for gold. b. runing a ferry across the lake. c. training sled dogs. d. newspaper reporting.
What is a. prospecting for gold
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Why does "host sweat" roll down the cheeks of the speaker even though the temperature is "icy cold"? a. He is nervous about cremating his friend. b. The heat from the fire is intense. c. The howling of the dogs worries him. d. He is frightened by the midnight sun.
What is a. he is nervous about cremating his friend
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What is the most important effect of the rhythm pattern used in the poem? a. to make the reader feel the cold of the Yukon winter b. to introduce a feeling of mystery c. to duplicate the rhythm of the dogs pulling the sled d. to create a sense of anticipation
What is d. to create a sense of anticipation
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The correct superlative form of the adjective bad is___. a. worse b. badder c. worst d. most bad
What is c. worst
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The Northern Lights is also known as___. a. aurora borealis b. ano domini c. agnus dei d. pie jesu
What is a. aurora borealis
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Based on the following line, which word best describes the atmosphere or mood established in the opening of the poem? The Arctic trains have secret tales... a. jolly b. sad c. humorous d. strange
What is d. strange
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The crematorium that the speaker is seeking turns out to be___. a. a sled b. a lake c. a forest d. an abandoned ship
What is d. an abandoned ship
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The final stanza of the peom___. a. introduces a new character b. changes the pattern of rhyming words c. exactly repeats the first stanza d. changes the overall rhythm
What is c. exactly repeats the first stanza
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Which of the following correctly completes the sentence? After a few days, the speaker noticed that there was ______ food than there was before. a. little b. least c. less d. most
What is c. less
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Cap, the narrator, didn't mind having to drag Sam's body across the snow. a. True b. False
What is b. false
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The speaker of the poem is___. a. Sam b. Cap c. Lebarge d. a husky
What is b. Cap
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The speaker keeps his promise to Sam McGee by___. a. feeding the huskies b. burning Sam's body c. starting a fire on Lake Lebarge d. returning home at the first opportunity
What is b. burning Sam's body
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Which one of the following words is not spelled correctly? a. ghastly b. loathed c. grisly d. wimper
What is d. wimper
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Which of the following words is the best synonym for grisly? a. tough b. frightful c. strict d. unexpected
What is b. frightful
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun" is an example of what kind of rhyme? a. internal rhyme b. end rhyme c. no rhyme d. repetitive rhyme
What is a. internal rhyme