Daddy

Sylvia Plath
1. When was Sylvia Plath born?
a) October 11, 1930
b) October 27, 1932
c) November 5, 1932
d) October 27, 1940
2. Which of Sylvia Plath's works earned her a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry posthumously?
a) Ariel
b) The Bell Jar
c) The Colossus and Other Poems
d) The Collected Poems
3. What genre of poetry is Sylvia Plath most associated with?
a) Romantic Poetry
b) Modernist Poetry
c) Confessional Poetry
d) Beat Poetry
4. What major life event inspired Plath’s poem “Electra on Azalea Path”?
a) Her father's death
b) Her marriage to Ted Hughes
c) Her separation from Ted Hughes
d) The birth of her first child
5. Which novel by Sylvia Plath is considered semi-autobiographical?
a) Ariel
b) The Bell Jar
c) The Colossus and Other Poems
d) The Collected Poems
6. Who was Sylvia Plath’s husband?
a) Ted Hughes
b)George Starbuck
c) Robert Lowell
d) Otto Plath
7. Sylvia Plath's father, Otto Plath, was known for his work in which field?
a) Medicine
b) Entomology
c) Literature
d) Physics
8. What was Sylvia Plath’s first national publication?
a) A poem in The Christian Science Monitor
b) A short story in The Boston Herald
c) A painting in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
d) A poem in The Atlantic Monthly
9. When did Sylvia Plath die, and by what means?
a) 1962, illness
b) 1963, by suicide
c) 1964, accident
d) 1965, unknown causes
10. Which of Sylvia Plath's novels was inspired by her experiences in New York City with Mademoiselle
magazine?
a) Ariel
b) The Bell Jar
c) The Colossus
d) The Collected Poems
11. How did Sylvia Plath attempt suicide for the first time in 1953?
a) Overdosing on sleeping pills
b) Jumping from a height
c) Drowning
d) Using toxic chemicals
12. When did Sylvia Plath meet Ted Hughes?
a) February 25, 1956
b) June 16, 1956
c) October 27, 1955
d) January 1, 1957
13. What was Sylvia Plath's first published poetry collection?
a) Ariel
b) The Bell Jar
c) The Colossus
d) The Collected Poems
14. What personal tragedy inspired Plath's poem "Parliament Hill Fields"?
a) Her father’s death
b) A miscarriage in 1961
c) Ted Hughes’ infidelity
d) Separation from Ted Hughes
15. Which famous poet's former residence did Sylvia Plath live in late 1962?
a) T.S. Eliot
b) Dylan Thomas
c) W.B. Yeats
d) Robert Frost
16. Under what pen name was The Bell Jar published?
a) Sylvia Plath
b) Anne Victoria
c) Victoria Lucas
d) Emily Lucas
17. How many poems did Sylvia Plath write during her prolific creative outburst from October to December
1962?
a) 20
b) 26
c) 30
d) 35
18. When did Sylvia Plath attempt suicide for the second time?
a) August 24, 1953
b) June 1962
c) January 1963
d) February 11, 1963
19. What method did Sylvia Plath use to end her life on February 11, 1963?
a) overdose of pills
b) jumped from a height
c) gas oven
d) drowning
20. How did Ted Hughes react to Sylvia Plath's death?
a) he was indifferent
b) he was devastated, stating: "That's the end of my life. The rest is posthumous."
c) he immediately remarried
d) he published a tribute poem
21. What inscription is found on Sylvia Plath’s gravestone?
a) "Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted."
b) "Rest in Peace, Forever Remembered"
c) "Her words live on"
d) "She was the flame of creativity"
22. At what age did Sylvia Plath begin writing poetry?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) 15
23. Where was Sylvia Plath's first poem published?
a) The New York Times
b) Harper's
c) The Atlantic Monthly
d) The Boston Traveller
24. What major prize did Sylvia Plath win in 1955 for her poem "Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real
Sea"?
a) the Pulitzer Prize
b) the Glascock Prize
c) the National Book Award
d) the Whitbread Award
25. What was the title of Sylvia Plath’s first poetry collection published in the UK in 1960?
a) Ariel
b) The Colossus
c) The Bell Jar
d) The Collected Poems
26. What semi-autobiographical novel did Sylvia Plath publish in 1963?
a) The Bell Jar
b) The Colossus
c) The Collected Poems
d) Ariel
27. Which collection of Sylvia Plath's letters was published in 1975?
a) The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
b) Letters Home: Correspondence 1950–1963
c) Birthday Letters
d) Letters to Ted Hughes
28. At what age did Sylvia Plath begin writing in her diary?
a) 15
b) 10
c) 11
d) 13
29. Who completed the editing of Sylvia Plath's The Unabridged Journals in 1999?
a) Ted Hughes
b) Joyce Carol Oates
c) Karen V. Kukil
d) Frieda Hughes
30. In what year were The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath published?
a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 1995
d) 2005
31. Who criticized Ted Hughes for destroying Sylvia Plath's last journal?
a) Aurelia Plath
b) Karen V. Kukil
c) Frieda Hughes
d) the literary public
32. What was Ted Hughes' explanation for destroying Sylvia Plath’s last journal?
a) he didn’t want to expose personal details
b) he didn’t think it was important
c) he didn’t want their children to read it
d) he thought it would damage her literary legacy
33. In what year did Ted Hughes publish Birthday Letters, a collection of poems about his relationship with
Plath?
a) 1995
b) 2000
c) 1998
d) 2003
34. What prestigious awards did Ted Hughes win for Birthday Letters?
a) Pulitzer Prize and Booker Prize
b) Forward Poetry Prize, T. S. Eliot Prize, and Whitbread Poetry Prize
c) Nobel Prize in Literature
d) National Book Award and Pushcart Prize
35. Who wrote the poem "Daddy"?
a) Anne Sexton
b) Sylvia Plath
c) Ted Hughes
d) W.B. Yeats
36. When was the poem "Daddy" written?
a) 1958
b) 1960
c) October 12, 1962
d) 1964
37. What event influenced Sylvia Plath to write "Daddy"?
a) the death of her father
b) the affair of Ted Hughes
c) her separation from Ted Hughes
d) her move to the United States
38. Where was Sylvia Plath living when she wrote "Daddy"?
a) Boston
b) New York
c) London
d) Paris
39. Which collection was "Daddy" published in?
a) The Colossus
b) Ariel
c) The Bell Jar
d) The Unabridged Journals
40. When was "Daddy" published posthumously?
a) 1963
b) 1964
c) 1971
d) 1965
41. What major theme is explored in "Daddy"?
a) nature
b) war
c) anger and oppression
d) romantic love
42. What is the poetic form of "Daddy"?
a) sonnet
b) haiku
c) quintains (five-line stanzas)
d) free verse
43. What is the predominant meter and rhyme scheme in "Daddy"?
a) regular meter and perfect rhyme
b) irregular meter and rhyme
c) blank verse
d) no rhyme scheme
44. What vowel sound is most commonly used in the rhymes of "Daddy"?
a) "oo" sound
b) "ee" sound
c) "ay" sound
d) "ai" sound
45. How did Sylvia Plath describe the poem "Daddy"?
a) as a love letter
b) as an allegory of a girl with an Electra complex
c) as a historical narrative
d) as a political commentary
46. What metaphorical comparison does Plath use in "Daddy"?
a) the father figure as a Nazi
b) the mother as a queen
c) the father as a hero
d) the mother as a traitor
47. What critical comparison did George Steiner make about "Daddy"?
a) he compared it to a Shakespearean tragedy
b) he likened it to Picasso’s Guernica
c) he described it as a modern sonnet
d) he viewed it as a surrealist poem
48. Which other poems were published in the same collection as "Daddy"?
a) "Tulips" and "Lady Lazarus"
b) "The Bell Jar" and "The Colossus"
c) "Lady Lazarus" and "Tulips"
d) "The Applicant" and "Fever 103°"
49. Who is the "black shoe" metaphorically addressing in the poem "Daddy"?
a) a childhood toy
b) the speaker's father
c) the speaker's husband
d) the speaker’s teacher
50. How does the speaker feel about being in the "black shoe"?
a) she feels free and liberated
b) she feels content and protected
c) she feels comfortable and at ease
d) she feels trapped and oppressed
51. What does the "black shoe" represent in the poem?
a) comfort and security
b) a symbol of love
c) the speaker's father’s oppressive memory
d) the speaker’s childhood home
52. What decision does the speaker make regarding her father’s memory in the poem?
a) to embrace and worship it
b) to reject and let it go
c) to seek revenge for it
d) to make peace with it
53. Which nursery rhyme is referenced in the poem?
a) "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
b) "Jack and Jill"
c) "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"
d) "Hickory Dickory Dock"
54. What does the use of a nursery rhyme-like rhythm suggest in the poem?
a) it indicates happiness and joy
b) it makes the poem sound light-hearted and playful
c) it evokes a childlike tone despite the serious subject matter
d) it emphasizes the innocence of the speaker
55. What is the speaker’s attitude towards her father in the poem?
a) she feels immense affection and longing for him
b) she rejects and seeks to break free from his oppressive memory
c) she is indifferent to his memory
d) she wants to reconcile with him
56. What does the speaker mean by saying she had to "kill" her father?
a) she physically killed him
b) she tried to forget him completely
c) she emotionally rejected him
d) she destroyed the idealized image of him in her mind
57. How does the speaker describe her father’s memory?
a) as light and fleeting
b) as peaceful and serene
c) as heavy and godlike
d) as chaotic and fleeting
58. What is the meaning of the phrase "Marble-heavy, a bag full of God"?
a) it symbolizes the weight and reverence the speaker feels for her father’s memory
b) it suggests the father was wealthy and powerful
c) it refers to the speaker’s strong faith
d) it is a description of the speaker’s own emotions
59. What is a "Ghastly statue with one gray toe" a symbol of in the poem?
a) the speaker’s childhood home
b) the speaker’s mother's influence
c) the father’s death and his haunting presence
d) the speaker’s fear of the future
60. What real-life condition of Sylvia Plath’s father is alluded to in the poem?
a) he suffered from a stroke
b) he had a gangrenous foot that was amputated
c) he was paralyzed
d) he suffered from mental illness
61. What is the significance of the "Frisco seal" in the poem?
a) it compares her father’s swollen toe to a seal near San Francisco
b)it represents the speaker’s childhood in San Francisco
c) it symbolizes the speaker’s desire to escape to California
d) it refers to a beloved childhood memory
62. What role does memory play in the speaker’s relationship with her father?
a) it is distorted and enlarged, making it difficult to move on
b)it is a source of peace and comfort
c) it is irrelevant to the speaker’s life
d) it represents a positive force of growth
63. Which aspect of the father does the speaker have difficulty letting go of in the poem?
a) his material wealth
b) his oppressive, godlike memory
c) his physical presence
d) his love for her
64. What does the speaker compare her father's memory to in the poem?
a) a small, fragile object
b) a fading whisper
c) a peaceful monument
d) a giant, freakish statue
65. What does the term "freakish" suggest about the speaker’s perception of her father's memory?
a) it is natural and comforting
b) it is calming and peaceful
c) it is supernatural and unsettling
d) it is insignificant and fleeting
66. What does the imagery of "bean green over blue" describe?
a) the speaker’s childhood home
b) the ocean near Nauset, Massachusetts
c) a distant battlefield
d) the speaker's emotional turmoil
67. What does the speaker reveal about her childhood feelings toward her father?
a) She prayed for him to return.
b) She felt indifferent to him.
c) She wanted to escape him.
d) She was angry with him.
68. Why does the speaker use the German phrase "Ach, du"?
a) To express resentment
b) To show affection for her father
c) To indicate her fear of him
d) To convey a sense of anger
69. How does the speaker connect the German phrase "Ach, du" to her father’s background?
a) Her father was born in Poland.
b) Her father was a German soldier.
c) Her father was born in Germany.
d) Her father spoke only German.
70. What does the phrase "Scraped flat by the roller / Of wars, wars, wars" suggest?
a) The speaker's childhood memories
b) The destruction caused by war
c) The peacefulness of her family’s home
d) The beauty of the town
71. What is the significance of the repetition of the word "wars" in the poem?
a) It emphasizes the speaker’s anger.
b) It conveys the speaker’s hope for peace.
c) It indicates the speaker's fascination with history.
d) It reflects the endless and destructive nature of war.
72. What does the term "Polack" suggest about the speaker’s relationship with her heritage?
a) The speaker fully embraces her heritage.
b) The speaker feels indifferent to her heritage.
c) The speaker is conflicted about her heritage.
d) The speaker completely rejects her heritage.
73. What does the speaker mean by "I never could tell where you / Put your foot, your root"?
a) She couldn’t understand where her father’s origins lay.
b) She wanted to follow her father’s path.
c) She was unsure of her father’s intentions.
d) She never knew where her father had been during the war.
74. What does the phrase "The tongue stuck in my jaw" symbolize?
a) The speaker's inability to speak due to fear.
b) The speaker's excitement to speak to her father.
c) The speaker’s physical injury.
d) The speaker’s confusion in communication.
75. How does the metaphor of a "barb wire snare" relate to the speaker's communication with her father?
a) It represents the speaker’s physical discomfort.
b) It shows how difficult and painful speaking to her father was.
c) It symbolizes the warmth of family communication.
d) It reflects her love for her father.
76. What does the repetition of "Ich, ich, ich, ich" signify in the poem?
a) The speaker’s attempt to speak her father's language.
b) The speaker's confusion about her identity.
c) The speaker’s frustration with language.
d) The speaker's fear of speaking German.
77. Why does the speaker refer to the German language as "obscene"?
a) Because of its harsh sound.
b) Due to her father’s oppressive influence linked to it.
c) She associates it with childhood memories.
d) She finds it difficult to pronounce.
78. What does the phrase "An engine, an engine / Chuffing me off like a Jew" symbolize?
a) The speaker's anxiety and emotional paralysis.
b) The speaker's journey to freedom.
c) The speaker’s desire to escape.
d) The mechanical and oppressive force of her father’s memory.
79. What is the significance of the mention of "Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen" in the poem?
a) They are references to famous historical sites.
b) They highlight the speaker's deep connection with her Jewish heritage.
c) They symbolize the horrors of the Holocaust and the fear the speaker feels.
d) They represent places where the speaker’s family lived.
80. How does the imagery of an "engine" relate to the speaker's experience?
a) It reflects the speaker’s longing for connection.
b) It represents the mechanical and relentless nature of her fear.
c) It shows the speaker's desire for independence.
d) It symbolizes a joyful journey.
81. How does the tone of the poem shift between the description of the German language and the Holocaust
imagery?
a) From peaceful to chaotic.
b) From joyful to solemn and terrifying.
c) From childlike to dark and oppressive.
d) From confused to resolved.
82. What does the childlike tone in the poem's rhythm and sound effects contrast with?
a) The innocent relationship between the speaker and her father.
b) The joyful memories of the speaker’s childhood.
c) The brutal, oppressive memory of her father and the Holocaust.
d) The simplicity of the speaker’s life.
83. What is suggested by the phrase "I may be a bit of a Jew"?
a) the speaker fully identifies with Jewish persecution
b) the speaker distances herself from the victimization of Jewish people
c) the speaker is confused about her heritage
d) the speaker is identifying with the Nazi regime
84. What does the italicized "you" in "I have always been scared of you" signify?
a) the speaker’s acknowledgment of the general fear of Nazis
b) the speaker’s indirect fear of her father
c) the speaker’s fear of an external enemy
d) the speaker's confrontation with her father's terrorizing presence
85. What is implied by the term "gobbledygoo" in the poem?
a) the language used by the speaker’s father is meaningful
b) the father’s language is incomprehensible, infantilizing the speaker
c) the speaker is mocking her father
d) the speaker finds her father’s words absurd but comforting
86. What is the significance of the speaker describing her father's traits with "neat mustache" and "Aryan eye,
bright blue"?
a) these traits show admiration for the father’s appearance
b) these traits symbolize the Nazi ideal of racial purity and authority
c) these traits reflect the speaker’s desire to imitate her father
d) these traits are irrelevant to the speaker’s emotional conflict
87. What does the metaphor of "Panzer-man" represent?
a) the father as a strong protector
b) the father as a military leader
c) the father as a destructive, unyielding force
d) the father as a symbol of peace and calm
88. Why does the speaker switch from German to English in the phrase "Oh, you"?
a) to express her admiration for her father
b) to reclaim her voice and resist her father's oppressive influence
c) to mock her father’s language
d) to demonstrate her cultural heritage
89. What does the swastika symbolize in the context of the speaker’s father?
a) a symbol of love and protection
b) the father's god-like, unchallengeable power
c) the father's fragile and constructed authority
d) the father’s innocence and purity
90. What does the line "So black no sky could squeak through" suggest about the swastika?
a) it represents an impenetrable and overwhelming force
b) it symbolizes a comforting and protective symbol
c) it represents the speaker’s hatred for her father
d) it refers to the sky's darkness during a storm
91. What is the underlying message of the line "Every woman adores a Fascist"?
a) women find comfort in authoritarian figures
b) women are generally attracted to fascists
c) women have historically been conditioned to submit to authoritarian power
d) women are naturally inclined to admire powerful men
92. What does the image of "the boot in the face" convey?
a) the father's gentle treatment of the speaker
b) the violent, dehumanizing tactics of fascism and patriarchal control
c) the speaker's desire for revenge
d) the speaker’s admiration for her father’s power
93. What does the repetition of the word "brute" in "brute / Brute heart of a brute like you" emphasize?
a) the speaker’s fear of her father's strength
b) the father’s savagery and cruelty
c) the father's ability to be kind
d) the speaker's love for her father
94. How does the swastika in the poem function as a symbol of patriarchal power?
a) it represents the speaker’s belief in patriarchal authority
b) it highlights the oppressive hold of the father, similar to fascism
c) it symbolizes the speaker’s desire to return to traditional values
d) it represents the protection and safety offered by the father
95. What does the "Luftwaffe" reference in the poem connect the speaker’s father to?
a) the Nazi regime
b) the Cold War
c) the Soviet Union
d) the French Revolution
96. How does the speaker view her father's physical appearance in the photograph?
a) as a symbol of wisdom and authority
b) as a representation of a god-like figure
c) as deceptive, masking his inner wickedness
d) as comforting and nurturing
97. What does the line "no less a devil for that" suggest about the speaker's perception of her father?
a) she believes his appearance makes him more evil
b) she has begun to idolize him
c) she rejects the belief that his appearance defines his evil nature
d) she accepts his physical appearance as a reflection of goodness
98. What does "The black man who / Bit my pretty red heart in two" symbolize in the poem?
a) the speaker’s father’s betrayal and emotional destruction
b) the speaker’s attempt to reunite with her father
c) the father’s physical injury
d) the father’s kindness and affection
99. What does the repetition of "back, back, back" emphasize in the poem?
a) the speaker’s desperation to return to her childhood
b) the impossibility of reconciling with her father after death
c) the speaker’s desire for redemption
d) the speaker’s need for forgiveness
100. How does the speaker feel about her suicide attempt in the poem?
a) she regrets it deeply and wishes for help
b) she views it as a means to reunite with her father
c) she is indifferent about it and does not care for the outcome
d) she regrets not succeeding
101. What does the metaphor "stuck me together with glue" convey about the speaker’s experience?
a) she has regained autonomy and power
b) she has been restored mechanically for the benefit of others
c) she feels healed and whole
d) she feels that the process of healing is easy and comforting
102. What is the speaker's primary emotion toward her father in the poem?
a) love
b) fear
c) resentment
d) admiration
103. What does the "cleft in your chin" symbolize in the poem?
a) the father's intelligence
b) the father's imperfection and evil
c) the father's youth
d) the father's kindness
104. How does the speaker perceive the image of her father in the photograph?
a) as an authoritative figure
b) as a god-like figure
c) as a deceptive facade
d) as a loving father
105. What is the significance of the term "black man" in the poem?
a) it refers to the father's ethnicity
b) it symbolizes evil and oppression
c) it represents the speaker's father’s occupation
d) it indicates the father's kindness
106. What does the "pretty red heart" symbolize in the poem?
a) the father's affection
b) the speaker's emotional innocence
c) the speaker’s physical health
d) the speaker’s happiness
107. At what age did the speaker’s father die?
a) 20
b) 30
c) 10
d) 25
108. What action did the speaker take at age 20?
a) went on a trip
b) started a new job
c) attempted suicide
d) wrote a letter to her father
109. Why does the speaker attempt suicide?
a) to escape from her family
b) to reunite with her deceased father
c) to gain attention
d) to seek forgiveness
110. What does the phrase "stuck me together with glue" symbolize?
a) the speaker's healing
b) the speaker’s power to fix herself
c) the speaker’s forced restoration for others' convenience
d) the speaker’s emotional independence
111. What does the use of "glue" suggest about the speaker’s recovery?
a) it was a smooth and painless process
b) the speaker was mended in a detached, mechanical way
c) the speaker found peace in being fixed
d) the speaker did not need help
112. What does the "sack" symbolize in the poem?
a) a metaphor for death or being discarded
b) a place for healing
c) the speaker’s emotional growth
d) a container of love
113. What is the speaker’s attitude towards her rescue?
a) grateful and relieved
b) indifferent and detached
c) frustrated and resentful
d) joyful and hopeful
114. What does the poem suggest about the speaker's relationship with her father?
a) the relationship is filled with love and mutual respect
b) the speaker has completely moved on from the past
c) the relationship is marked by emotional trauma and oppression
d) the speaker never knew her father well
115. What is the speaker's realization in the line "And then I knew what to do"?
a) She has come to terms with her father’s death.
b) She understands the cycle of violence in her life.
c) She wants to get revenge on her father.
d) She regrets marrying her husband.
116. What does the phrase "I made a model of you" imply in the poem?
a) The speaker admires her father's characteristics.
b) The speaker has created a physical model of her father.
c) The speaker has chosen a partner who resembles her father’s violent traits.
d) The speaker is trying to forget her father.
117. What is the significance of the phrase "A Meinkampf look"?
a) It refers to the speaker's desire for a better life.
b) It compares the speaker’s husband to Hitler’s fascist ideology.
c) It suggests the speaker's husband is a leader.
d) It is a reference to the speaker’s own appearance.
118. What is the meaning of "love of the rack and the screw"?
a) A preference for relaxation and comfort.
b) A reference to the husband's sadistic and violent tendencies.
c) A metaphor for romance and affection.
d) A reference to historical oppression.
119. How do the words "rack" and "screw" contribute to the poem's themes?
a) They imply the speaker’s love for her husband.
b) They refer to torturous violence and sexual exploitation.
c) They symbolize physical strength.
d) They suggest happiness and joy.
120. What does the "black telephone" symbolize in the poem?
a) Communication with a loved one.
b) A connection to the past.
c) A severed communication with the father.
d) A means of escaping the present reality.
121. What does the phrase "The voices just can’t worm through" suggest?
a) The speaker wants to hear from her father.
b) The speaker is trying to reach out to her husband.
c) The speaker is trying to forget her past.
d) The speaker’s attempts to communicate with her father are futile.
122. What does the phrase "If I’ve killed one man, I’ve killed two" mean in the context of the poem?
a) The speaker is literally confessing to murder.
b) The speaker is acknowledging the emotional death of both her husband and father.
c) The speaker believes she has killed her father and husband physically.
d) The speaker regrets killing her husband.
123. How does the metaphor of a "vampire" function in the poem?
a) The husband is seen as a blood-sucking creature, draining the speaker’s life force.
b) The speaker is comparing her father to a vampire.
c) The speaker describes herself as a vampire.
d) The "vampire" represents the speaker’s desire for revenge.
124. What is the symbolic meaning of "drank my blood for a year"?
a) The speaker's husband physically harmed her.
b) The husband emotionally and psychologically drained the speaker for years.
c) The speaker was in love with her husband.
d) The speaker refers to a period of happiness.
125. What does the reference to "seven years" imply about the speaker's marriage?
a) The speaker was married for seven years, enduring emotional and psychological strain.
b) The speaker was happy in the marriage for seven years.
c) The marriage lasted only seven days.
d) The speaker was separated for seven years.
126. What is the significance of "The black telephone’s off at the root"?
a) It symbolizes a severed connection to the past and the father.
b) It indicates the speaker is trying to escape her marriage.
c) It represents the speaker's attempt to communicate with the world.
d) It suggests that the speaker is waiting for someone to call.
127. What does the repetition of "I do, I do" suggest?
a) The speaker is excited about her marriage.
b) The speaker is resigned to repeating the pattern of violence and control in her life.
c) The speaker wants to marry again.
d) The speaker is happy to commit to her father’s legacy.
128. The phrase "killed one man, killed two" suggests:
a) The speaker believes she has caused the deaths of both men.
b) The speaker is seeking revenge on her father.
c) The speaker views the men as one and the same due to their similar behaviors.
d) The speaker feels no emotional connection to either man.
129. What does the "black telephone" represent in the speaker's life?
a) An unbroken bond with her father.
b) The death of all communication with her father.
c) The speaker’s desire for reconciliation with her father.
d) The speaker’s attempt to ignore her past.
130. The metaphor of the "vampire" suggests that:
a) The speaker has a deep affection for her husband.
b) The husband is emotionally draining and parasitic in nature.
c) The speaker has been physically drained by her husband.
d) The vampire is a separate character in the poem.
131. What is the significance of the "screw" allusion in the poem?
a) It refers to the speaker’s sexual desires.
b) It references a historical figure’s actions.
c) It symbolizes torture, pain, and psychological torment.
d) It represents a mechanical tool.
132. The reference to "Mein Kampf" in the poem associates the husband with:
a) A fascist and authoritarian personality.
b) A love for history.
c) A peaceful demeanor.
d) A romantic spirit.
133. How does the speaker feel about the relationships with her father and her husband by the end of the poem?
a) She feels empowered and free.
b) She regrets her decisions but feels trapped.
c) She wants to reconcile with both men.
d) She views both relationships as symbolic of a larger cycle of abuse.
134. The "seven years" mentioned in the poem primarily refers to:
a) The duration of the speaker's marriage.
b) The amount of time the speaker has lived with her father.
c) A time of happiness in the speaker's life.
d) A period of physical separation from her husband.
135. What does the phrase "you can lie back now" indicate in the poem?
a) The speaker is asking her father to rest peacefully.
b) The speaker is putting her father’s memory to rest and wants him to stay dead.
c) The speaker is showing empathy toward her father.
d) The speaker is inviting her father to a peaceful reconciliation.
136. The line "There's a stake in your fat black heart" symbolizes:
a) The speaker’s desire to forgive her father.
b) A romantic gesture toward her father.
c) The speaker overcoming the oppressive influence of her father.
d) The speaker’s fear of her father’s power.
137. What does the image of the villagers "dancing and stamping on you" represent?
a) A celebration of her father's life.
b) A symbolic reversal of power, where the oppressed gain control over the oppressor.
c) The speaker’s attempt to restore her father's dignity.
d) A violent revenge against her father’s legacy.
138. In the poem, the speaker compares her life in a "black shoe" to living "like a foot." This is an example of:
a) Metaphor
b) Hyperbole
c) Alliteration
d) Simile
139. Which poetic device is used in the line: “Daddy, I have had to kill you. / You died before I had time—”
a) Alliteration
b) Apostrophe
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole
140. In which lines of the poem does the poet use apostrophe to address "Daddy"?
a) "You do not do, you do not do / Any more, black shoe"
b) "Daddy, I have had to kill you. / You died before I had time—"
c) "The vampire who said he was you."
d) All of the above
141. In which line from the poem does Asyndeton appear?
a) "wars, wars, wars."
b) "I thought every German was you."
c) "O Death, where is thy sting?"
d) "Daddy, I have had to kill you."
142. Which lines from the poem demonstrate the use of Anaphora?
a) The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna
b) Scraped flat by the roller
c)Of wars, wars, wars.
d)But the name of the town is common.
143. Identify the poetic device used in the following line:
"In the German tongue, in the Polish town."
a) Asyndeton
b) Anaphora
c) Apostrophe
d) Alliteration
144. Identify the poetic device used in the following lines:
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
a) Anaphora
b) Epistrophe
c) Apostrophe
d) Repetition
145. In which line does Epizeuxis appear in the poem?
a) “wars, wars, wars.”
b) “An engine, an engine.”
c) “back, back, back.”
d) All of the above
146. Which poetic device is used in the line:
"You do not do, you do not do."
a) Anaphora
b) Epizeuxis
c) Epistrophe
d) Apostrophe
147. Which line from the poem contains an example of Diacope?
a) “do,” “do,” “do,” “do”
b) “I never could”
c) “killed,” “killed”
d) All of the above
148. Identify the poetic device used in the line:
"Brute, brute."
a) Epizeuxis
b) Diacope
c) Epistrophe
d) Anaphora
149. Identify the poetic device used in the line:
"Chuffing"
a) Anaphora
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Epistrophe
d) Diacope