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OUR LADY OF THE MINE.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary occupation of Silas Pettibone when he arrives at Blue Horizon?

Q02of 10

What is Three-Fingered Hoover's initial attitude toward Pettibone's artistic work?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'shef doover,' used repeatedly by Three-Fingered Hoover, is the miners' phonetic rendering of which French term?

Q04of 10

How does the poem describe the emotional effect the painting has on the assembled miners?

Q05of 10

What happens to the miner from Nigger Creek who refers to the painting as 'Pettibone's madonner'?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the narrator throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

The poem's title, 'Our Lady of the Mine,' most likely alludes to which broader cultural or religious concept?

Q08of 10

Which structural feature best describes the poem's form?

Q09of 10

In the final stanza, when the narrator mentions 'the Loover,' he is comparing Pettibone's painting favorably to the collections of which institution?

Q10of 10

The imagery of the woman in the painting—she 'seemed like she wuz lookin' off into the west'—most directly conveys which thematic idea?

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