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THE THREE TAILORS.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary reason the three tailors cannot simply pay for their wine at the inn?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'The Three Tailors'?

Q03of 10

What feat does the first tailor perform to impress the innkeeper?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'both host and the devil to pay' in the innkeeper's warning is best understood as a reference to:

Q05of 10

How does the poet use the Rhine refrain throughout the poem?

Q06of 10

What does the third tailor's feat — leaping through a needle's eye — primarily contribute to the poem's tone?

Q07of 10

The speaker's aside 'nay, think you I'd lie / About wine--not for wine' is best described as an example of:

Q08of 10

The innkeeper's choice to reward the tailors with a thimbleful of wine best illustrates which theme?

Q09of 10

Which pair of images from the poem draws on the natural world to characterize the Rhine setting?

Q10of 10

The adjectives the poet attaches to 'Rhine' in each stanza refrain — 'thrifty Rhine,' 'generous Rhine,' etc. — primarily function to:

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