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English
8th
grade
Review - "Sugar Cane" poem / "Cane Cutting Scene" painting
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the word ague (line 18)?
unconcerned or not caring
disease that causes skin to turn yellow
a sickness with fever and shivering
bad weather conditions
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the poem helps clarify the meaning of ague (line 18)?
"he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)
"when it rain" (line 19)
"his colour/is the aura/of jaundice" (lines 13-15)
"it is us/who groom and/weed him" (lines 32-34)
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the word jaundice (line 15)?
disease that causes skin to turn yellow
disease that causes skin to become rough
a special quality about someone or something
sickness with fever and shivering
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the poem helps clarify the meaning of jaundice (line 15)?
"his skin thick" (line 9)
"His colour" (line 13)
"he shiver/like ague/when it rain" (lines 17-19)
"he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the poet's tone (attitude) towards slavery?
The poet believes that farmers act too violently when harvesting sugarcane.
The poet believes that bad weather makes the work of slaves more difficult.
The poet believes that slaves are allowed to thrive while working in the sugarcane fields.
The poet believes that slaves working on a sugarcane plantation are in a hopeless situation.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the poem best reveals the poet's tone (attitude) towards slavery?
“who stick him/in the earth/in the first place” (lines 35-37)
"we feel the/need to strangle/the life/out of him/But either way he can’t survive" (lines 43-47)
"he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)
“There is something/about sugarcane/He isn’t/what he seem—” (lines 1-4)
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the theme (message) of the poem?
All things grow and change over time.
Sugarcane is oppressed by bad weather just like slaves were oppressed by their owners.
Sometimes the hardships in a person’s life are so great that they can’t be overcome.
With hard work, the hardships that a person faces can be overcome.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of personification?
comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"
giving human qualities to non-human things
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does the poet use personification to develop the theme of the poem?
The poet uses personification to portray the struggles slaves face and overcome.
The poet uses personification to portray how slaves face oppression they can't overcome.
The poet uses personification to portray the anger of slaves towards their owners.
The poet uses personification to portray how slaves remain hopeful as they grow tall and strong.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which TWO the following describe the symbolism of the poem?
The sugarcane plant represents slaves who are oppressed.
The sugarcane plant represents cruel slave owners who control slaves' lives.
The "workers" represent slaves who are oppressed.
The "workers" represent cruel slave owners who control slaves' lives.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of the painting as a whole?
Slavery on a sugarcane plantation was a negative experience. Slaves hated doing hard labor for long hours.
Slavery on a sugarcane plantation was a negative experience. Slaves were treated cruelly by their owners.
Slavery on a sugarcane plantation wasn’t always a negative experience. Slaves could enjoy their work and be well-treated.
Slavery on a sugarcane plantation wasn’t always a negative experience. Slaves could pick the types of jobs they wanted.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What evidence from the painting best shows that the painter believes slavery is harmonious?
The slaves are completing various jobs.
The weather is pleasant, and the colors of the sky are soothing.
The slaves’ cabin appears to be in good condition.
The slaves are working together in a beautiful and peaceful field.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which TWO of the following describe the different purposes of the poet and the painter?
The poet gives a more positive image of slave life.
The poet portrays the brutality and cruel injustice of slavery.
The painter gives a more positive image of slave life.
The painter portrays the brutality and cruel injustice of slavery.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the poem best reveals the poet's purpose of portraying the cruelty of slavery?
“just before/the hurricane/strike/smashing him to pieces” (lines 24-27)
“he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever/and delirium” (lines 20-23)
“we feel the/need to strangle/the life/out of him/But either way he can’t survive” (lines 43-47)
"it is us/who groom and/weed him" (lines 32-34)
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the painting best shows the painter's purpose of portraying slavery as a positive experience?
The colors are light and soothing and create a peaceful scene.
The slave in the middle of the painting is smiling, which suggests he is happy.
The slaves appear to be wearing clean, undamaged clothing.
The slaves' cabin appears to be in good condition.
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