Ol' Higue
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Teneica Barnaby-Williams
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English
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11th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
The persona is....
a fairy
the Guyanese folklore character Ol' Higue, which in Trinidad is called Soucouyant.
a mother
a friend of the Guyanese folklore character Ol' Higue.
2.
Multiple Choice
The poem is about the Ol' Higue / soucouyant who tells of her frustration with her lifestyle. She doesn't like the fact that she sometimes has to parade around, in the form of a fireball, without her skin at night.
True
False
3.
Multiple Select
What does the persona talk about throughout the poem?
The persona talks about not being important to mothers of young babies.
The persona mentions how much work it is to fly around.
The persona talks about eating Caribbean food.
The persona talks about how difficult it is to be that particular folklore character.
4.
Multiple Choice
What does the simile "burning myself out like cane-fire" means?
This describes how much the persona enjoys flying around.
This describes how exhausting it is for the persona to fly around.
This describes how upset the persona is at herself.
All of the above.
5.
Multiple Select
What are the weaknesses of the Ol' Higue?
-not being able to sleep
-rubbing salt on her skin
-not being able to resist counting salt grains.
not being able to speak for herself.
6.
Multiple Choice
-And for what? A few drops of baby blood?
-You think I wouldn't rather take my blood seasoned in fat black-pudding , like everyone else?"
shows that she likes to get the baby blood
shows that she in no way wants to do such an unrewarding task
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