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- 1. Multiple Choice
From stanza 1, who is the speaker angry with at first?
a friend
a foe
a tree
himself
- 2. Multiple Choice
In stanza 1, what does line 3 through 4 tell the reader?
The speaker has a difficult time speaking with people.
The speaker’s unwillingness to share their frustration with their enemy causes their anger to increase.
The speaker wishes he could share with his friend how irritated he is.
The speaker has an increasing amount of furry towards their friend and enemy.
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- 3. Multiple Choice
The second stanza shows that the speaker
does not want to stay mad at his foe.
cannot help becoming angrier.
gets pleasure from hating his foe.
has a forgiving nature.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did the speaker’s anger grow?
He refused to name his enemy.
He didn’t tell his enemy why he was angry.
He realized that his friend had become his foe.
He refused to face his enemy.
- 5. Multiple Choice
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
These two lines convey to the reader
The speaker’s way of pretending to be friendly in order to bring their enemy closer.
How the sun makes the speaker smile.
The speaker’s explanation for his rage.
Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happen when the speaker does not tell his anger to his foe?
The anger disappear.
Happier
Angrier
Slower
- 7. Multiple Choicethe symbol of angerlemon treeapple treemangosteen gardensecret garden
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the end of the poem, what happens to the speaker's foe?
The speaker and the foe become friends.
The speaker finds his foe dead on the ground.
The speaker continues to grow apple trees.
The speaker finds his foe taking a nap beneath the apple tree.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best theme for "A Poison Tree"?
Deceitful people are always punished by their own trickery.
Envy and greed can permanently damage a relationship.
Bottling up one’s feelings leads to resentment and even violence.
A healthy friendship is built on trust and communication.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does the conclusion of the poem impact the poem’s theme?
The foe did not know the apple was poison because of the speakers "deceitful wiles"
The foe, stole and ate the apple and died. So the bottled up anger did lead to violence.
The foe took a nap in the shade of the poison tree.
The foe was trespassing.
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