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APPLE-PIE AND CHEESE.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'Apple-Pie and Cheese'?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the speaker uses the Latin phrase 'O tempora! O mores!' primarily to:

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

The speaker contrasts apple-pie and cheese with 'terrapin and oysters' and 'flavored creams and ices' in order to:

Q05of 10

In stanza four, the image of the speaker's mother 'lean on the window-sill' handing food to her sons functions primarily as:

Q06of 10

What is the speaker's attitude toward Dutch, Swiss, and Brie cheeses?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'on memory's pinions takes me / To dear Green Mountain days' employs which poetic technique?

Q08of 10

The final stanza closes with the speaker praying on his knees each night for apple-pie and cheese. This ending is best described as:

Q09of 10

According to the poem, what role does the speaker's wife Julia play?

Q10of 10

The Latin tag 'De gustibus, 't is stated, / Non disputandum est' is used in the final stanza to:

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