1 Of what kind of stanzas is this poem composed? Couplets Quatrains Quintains Tercets 2 The word "romp" means: To beat or attack someone A type of lunchbox To play rowdily A country harvest festival 3 Fill in the blank: "We romped until the _____/Slid from the kitchen shelf" Pans Dishes Spoons Pots 4 What is a waltz? A type of formal party A team sport similar to basketball A popular European ballroom dance A uniform worn by coal miners 5 Why is the image of the scent of whiskey significant? It hints that the speaker's family is wealthy It suggests an Irish setting It hints that the father has a drinking problem It lets us know that the speaker is old enough to drink 6 Which of the following best describes the poem's message about masculinity? That fathers must pass masculine skills on to sons That women can also be masculine That children are often more attached to gender roles than adults That masculinity and violence are too often conflated 7 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABAB ABABB ABA ABBA 8 Which of the following is a simile? "My right ear scraped a buckle" "the pans/Slid from the kitchen shelf" "I hung on like death" "You beat time on my head" 9 Which sounds produce assonance in the phrase "At every step you missed"? S sounds V sounds E sounds M sounds 10 Fill in the blank "Then waltzed me off to bed/Still _____ _____ your shirt." Clinging to Fussing with Snatching at Hanging on 11 What is the poem's meter? Iambic trimeter Anapestic tetrameter Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter 12 The H sounds in the phrase "the hand that held my wrist" are an example of which? Hyperbole Alliteration Metaphor Assonance 13 Which is a central irony in the poem? The way it suggests that abuse and love can look unexpectedly similar from the outside The speaker's conviction that he is being abused, though he is not The fact that the speaker wants to be with his family, even though they mistreat him The way that the mother is supposed to protect her child, but actually harms him 14 Fill in the blank: "At every step you missed/My right ear scraped a _____" Shoulder Buckle Button Pocket 15 What is one effect of the poem's rhyme scheme? The intricate rhyme scheme mimics the intricate complexity of the father's character The simple rhyme scheme shows that the speaker is unintelligent The simple rhyme scheme creates an ironically innocent, childlike tone The poem has no rhyme scheme: it imitates the chaos of the events being described 16 Who can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist? The father The sister The teacher The mother 17 How many stanzas are in "My Papa's Waltz"? 3 4 2 5 18 Who is the poem's speaker? A small boy A mother A young man A teenage girl 19 Define the word "countenance" Face The facade of a house Plan Attitude or mood 20 Fill in the blank: "The whiskey on your breath/Could make a small boy _____" Dizzy Drunk Vomit Frightened 21 Which part of the mother's body is personified? Her ear Her hands Her stomach Her face 22 What does the waltz symbolize? The performance of spirituality The American dream The dynamic between father and son The value of art and culture 23 Where is the poem set? The speaker's family car The speaker's school The woods outside the speaker's house The speaker's home 24 Which aspect of the parent-child relationship does this poem explore most deeply? The inevitable disappointment of parenting The uncanniness of biological and genetic similarity The unbreakable affection between parent and child despite differences The power differential between its members 25 What are the two primary possible ways to understand the poem's "waltz"? As cultural heritage or aristocratic norm As play or abuse As artistic expression or rote repetition As hard work or frivolous play