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- 1. Multiple Choice
In this poem, fences symbolize
act as a barrier between oneself and others
protection
all of these options are correct
- 2. Multiple Choice
In line 3, the poet mentions the "Suitcase full of dollars" this is an example of
an oxymoron
a hyperbole
a simile
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which lines best indicate that the tourists have little effect on local life?
I peek through the cactus fence/and watch the women rub oil/sweeter than honey into their arms and legs
With a wooden board he smooths/away all the footprints
while their children jump waves/or sip drinks from long straws/coconut white, mango yellow
- 4. Multiple Choice
In lines 8-13, the speaker expresses a feeling of-
hope, because the tourists are having such a good time on the beach
anger, because he resents how the tourists take over the beaches that belong to his people
wonder, because the tourists' lives are so much different from his own life
- 5. Multiple Choice
Because the poem is written from the speaker's point of view, the reader is better able to understand-
why the mother reacts as she does at the end
why tourism can destroy a native economy
what the fences in the title represent
- 6. Multiple Choice
Read line 17 from the poem. "My mother roared like the ocean," because she is
eager to be heard over the sound of the waves
terrified that her daughter might get lost
angry that her daughter will go where she does not belong
- 7. Multiple Choice
"My mother roared like the ocean" is an example of a
metaphor
simile
personification
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the TONE of the poem?
angry
happy
thoughtful
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a poem made up of?
lines & stanzas
strong emotions & rhythm
all of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
"The women rub oil/ sweeter than honey" is an example of a
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
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