Selection Quick Checks (English)

Note: This quiz covers more than one selection.



1.	In "Summer Rain," from where does the speaker get the brightness that allows her to see the darkness?
	A.	from sparks created by the rain striking the tin roof
	B.	from the person the speaker is addressing
	C.	from a pinpoint of silence
	D.	from the flashes of lightning accompanying the rain

2.	What happens to the words that are whispered to the speaker?
	A.	They were swallowed by the noise of the rain.
	B.	They rattled and clashed on her ears.
	C.	They fell like silver rain.
	D.	They sprang up and flamed.

3.	Why does the speaker of "Fireworks" shine in the windows and light up the trees?
	A.	because she hates the person she is addressing
	B.	because she loves the person she is addressing
	C.	because she feels as though she is burning with sickness
	D.	because she is filled with great rage and anger

4.	What creates the fireworks the speaker describes?
	A.	the words the speaker utters
	B.	the relationship between the speaker and the person to whom the poem is addressed
	C.	the heavens
	D.	the eyes of the person to whom the poem is addressed

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