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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the speaker of the poem?
The "people on the pavement"
The "Richard Cory fan club"
Yankees fans
Floridians
- 2. Multiple Choice
To whom does the poem compare Richard Cory?
a president
a king
Hagrid
a townsperson
- 3. Multiple Choice
What do the townspeople complain about not having?
flowers
love
meat
smartphones
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the shock ending that comes at the end of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem 'Richard Cory?'
everyone dies
Richard Cory commits suicide
there is a marriage
there is a funeral
- 5. Multiple Choice
In line 3, "from sole to crown" means _______________________.
he is a king always
from his feet to his head
he thinks he wears an imaginary crown
from the sidewalk down the street
- 6. Multiple Choice
Lines 7-8 tell the reader that ________________________________.
he likes glitter
he is polite in the morning
the people in town think he's great
he flutters around town like a butterfly
- 7. Multiple Choice
In stanza 3, what does the word admirably mean?
an act or instance of failing; failure
to do something in an irritating way; touchy.
in a way that arouses or deserves respect and approval
in a way that shows lack of honor or integrity; disgracefully
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the best theme or message for the poem?
Hard work is always rewarded.
You can never be too careful.
Money and popularity can not buy true happiness.
It is never too late to change for the better.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the townspeople?
content
satisfied
unhappy
jealous
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which evidence proves that Cory treated everyone respectfully?
"We thought that he was everything."
"He was always human when he talked."
"So on we worked, and waited for the light."
"Clean and slim"
- 11. Multiple Choice
Richard Cory was __________________ by both men and women.
admired
killed
bullied
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which quote proves that people were excited when Cory spoke to them?
"He was a gentleman from sole to crown."
"He fluttered pulses."
"To make us wish that we were in his place."
"One calm summer night"
- 13. Multiple Choice
Richard Cory had looks, power, respect, and money, yet he killed himself. What literary device is used for the surprise ending?
alliteration
allusion
irony
karma
foreshadowing
- 14. Multiple Choice
Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote "Richard Cory" in 1896. Why is this significant?
People have always been jealous.
People have not changed.
Robinson is still alive today.
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