Q.1
Sadie and Maud are most likely to be...
  • Best friends
  • A mother and daughter
  • Two sisters
  • Unknown to each other
Q.2
The first two lines of the poem mimic a ...
  • Hymn
  • Nursery rhyme
  • Advertising jingle
  • Ballad
Q.3
Considering the answer to question two, what effect does this allusion have?
  • It leads the reader to believe that the poem will be solemn
  • It sets up an expectation that the poem will be heavily philosophical
  • It is intended to make the reader think the poem is childish
  • It leads the reader to expect a simple moral
Q.4
Which word does NOT describe Maud at the beginning of the poem?
  • Lonely
  • Sensible
  • Ambitious
  • Clever
Q.5
'Sadie scraped life / With a fine toothed comb. / She didn't leave a tangle in / Her comb found every strand.' - What do these lines mean?
  • Sadie is jealous of Maud because Maud has gone to college
  • Sadie is very proud of her heirloom comb
  • Sadie enjoys life to the full
  • Sadie takes pride in her appearance
Q.6
The poet, Gwendolyn Brooks, uses the comb as ...
  • A simile
  • A metaphor
  • An example of personification
  • A method of foreshadowing
Q.7
'Sadie bore two babies / Under her maiden name.' - Which of the following is true?
  • Sadie became a single mother
  • Sadie adopted two children
  • Sadie married and left home
  • Sadie married and had two children, but then divorced
Q.8
The beginning of the poem appears to portray Maud as the one who made wise choices in life. This view is overturned in which stanza?
  • Second stanza
  • Third stanza
  • Fourth stanza
  • Fifth stanza
Q.9
What has Sadie left as a heritage for her daughters?
  • Her favorite comb
  • Her house
  • Her thirst for life
  • Her regrets
Q.10
The rhythmic patterns in this poem are not entirely regular, but are predictable. These patterns are sharply disturbed in which stanza?
  • First
  • Third
  • Fourth
  • Fifth
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