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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read lines 13 and 14 from "The Path That Leads to Home."
And mad for pleasure some are bent,
And some are seeking fame,
Which word or phrase best states the meaning of bent as it is used here?
badly crooked or curved
strongly willing to try
dishonest
moved out of line
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the speaker's message about travel on the world's thoroughfares in "The Path That Leads to Home?"
The world offers wonderful sights but not what is most important.
Some travel only because they are searching for pleasure or for fame.
Many must leave their homes because they are ill or injured.
Weary people can find happiness by traveling across the sea.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read the following line from "Landscape."
What will you find at the edge of the world?
Identify the statement that best describes other lines in the stanza.
The world offers only piles of rusty junkyard cars.
The world has contrasting climates, from cold to hot and dry.
The world is full of natural beauty, but there is also ugliness.
The world will be left with a footprint made by a single person.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem "Landscape?"
The ends of the earth are worth visiting but might not hold some unusual surprises.
The natural wonders of the world might be spoiled by the choices people make.
Going out into the world opens up new opportunities for people to better their lives.
Traveling to far away places brings adventure and excitement.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the poem "The Path That Leads to Home?"
Traveling away from home is a waste of time.
The world is full of exciting places to visit.
Nothing is more pleasing than being home with family.
It is only by leaving home that we learn to love it.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which lines best support the theme of "The Path That Leads to Home?"
I know no finer path to roam,
With finer sights to see.
And sweating brow and weary breast
Are all they seem to know.
Across the world the gleaming steel
Holds out its lure for men,
But no one finds his comfort real
Till he comes home again
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