Question 1 (1 point)







Why would the father die without benefit of fanfare or applause?

Question 1 options:

People think he is a bad person.

He is too poor to afford such luxuries.

He is a simple man whose virtues are not obvious to those who don't know him well.

No one claps at funerals.

Question 2 (1 point)







Which adjectives best describe the father in this poem? Select all that apply.

Question 2 options:

boastful

wise

patient

hard-working

Question 3 (1 point)







What action is described in this poem?

Question 3 options:

A speaker is talking about his father after the older man has died.

Two brothers are talking about their lives and their father.

A father is remembering a time when he and his child went to the market.

A speaker and his father are walking to town to buy a newspaper and having a discussion.

Question 4 (1 point)







The father insists that the speaker will be healthier if the speaker

Question 4 options:

spends more time studying philosophy.

eats more oranges.

went to the doctor regularly.

listens to everything the father tells him.

Question 5 (1 point)







The speaker describes the father as a man who "held no pretense". What does this mean?

Question 5 options:

The father is holding nothing in his hands.

The father is honest and straightforward.

The father is deceptive.

The father is quiet and hard-working.