"....... and this keeper
Made him one of the things that were"
-- Who is the 'he' referred to in these lines?
magpie
game keeper
crow
weasel
How many animals are mentioned in the poem 'The Gallows' ?
2
4
1
3
What does " the dead oak tree bough" suggest?
the gallows
weak branch of the oak tree
the bough is dead
none of these
Who wrote the poem 'The Gallows' ?
Edward Lear
Edward Thomas
Ted Hughes
George Eliot
Which creature 'lived in the sun with all his family'?
squirrel
To swing and have _______ leisure.
spiritless
happy
painful
endless
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
On the dead oak tree bough.
noun
adjective
pronoun
preposition
What did the crow do?
flew away
made noise
threw stones at the gamekeeper
committed theft and murder
What is the central theme of the poem 'The Gallows' ?
Enjoy the gifts of Mother Nature.
People protect and violate the law.
Hate animals.
Support crime.
What does the following stanza mean?
"And many other beastsAnd birds, skin, bone, and feather,Have been taken from their feastsAnd hung up there together,"
The gamekeeper is a noble man.
The gamekeeper had shot many birds and beasts.
The gamekeeper had saved many birds and beasts.
The gamekeeper collected the bones and feathers of animals and birds.
