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AN OLD JEW..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the speaker doing at the opening of the poem?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'little vagabonds' is best understood as the speaker's way of calling the children:

Q03of 10

The biblical allusion in the poem refers to an episode involving which figure?

Q04of 10

In the biblical story the speaker recounts, what did the children taunt Elisha about?

Q05of 10

What consequence befell the mocking children in the biblical tale, as the speaker tells it?

Q06of 10

Which word in the poem is an archaic past tense meaning 'tore'?

Q07of 10

The overall tone of the speaker's address to the children can best be described as:

Q08of 10

The phrase 'mucking him' most likely means the children were:

Q09of 10

The structure of this poem is best described as:

Q10of 10

What is the primary thematic purpose of the speaker's biblical allusion?

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