1. What is Amanda often compared to in the poem?
A) A bird
B) A flower
C) A dream
D) A wave
A) Happiness
B) Freedom
C) Sadness
D) Adventure
A) Be quiet
B) Study harder
C) Go outside
D) Clean her room
A) Content
B) Joyful
C) Restrained
D) Adventurous
A) A princess
B) A mermaid
C) A bird
D) A superhero
A) A happy family
B) Traveling the world
C) Living freely in a bubble
D) Going to school
A) She is caring
B) She is strict
C) She is indifferent
D) She is playful
A) Anger
B) Joy
C) Frustration
D) Fear
A) Freedom
B) Control and societal expectations
C) Imagination
D) Love
A) She is rebellious
B) She is indifferent
C) She is imaginative and longing for freedom
D) She is obedient
A) Swimming in the ocean
B) Singing to fish
C) Exploring underwater caves
D) Building a sandcastle
A) She encourages it
B) She ignores it
C) She scolds her
D) She joins her
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Imagery
D) Personification
A) She feels unloved
B) She has lost her parents
C) She desires freedom from parental control
D) She wants to live alone
A) Joy
B) Anger
C) Frustration and longing
D) Happiness
A) Her wish to be alone
B) Her rebellion against rules
C) Her need for personal space and independence
D) Her wish to escape reality
A) Danger
B) Adventure and freedom
C) Home
D) Work
A) A playful creature
B) A representation of her desire for freedom
C) A scary animal
D) An imaginative friend
A) They are always happy
B) They often feel pressured and confined
C) They do not care about rules
D) They enjoy following instructions
A) She has accepted her reality
B) She remains hopeful for freedom
C) She is indifferent to her situation
D) She is content with her life
A) A bird
B) A flower
C) A dream
D) A wave
Answer: A) A bird
2. Which of the following is a recurring theme in Amanda's thoughts?A) Happiness
B) Freedom
C) Sadness
D) Adventure
Answer: B) Freedom
3. What does Amanda's mother constantly tell her to do?A) Be quiet
B) Study harder
C) Go outside
D) Clean her room
Answer: A) Be quiet
4. How does Amanda feel about her life at home?A) Content
B) Joyful
C) Restrained
D) Adventurous
Answer: C) Restrained
5. In Amanda's imagination, what does she wish to be?A) A princess
B) A mermaid
C) A bird
D) A superhero
Answer: C) A bird
6. What does Amanda dream of while she is daydreaming?A) A happy family
B) Traveling the world
C) Living freely in a bubble
D) Going to school
Answer: C) Living freely in a bubble
7. What does the phrase "Don't bite your nails" suggest about Amanda's mother?A) She is caring
B) She is strict
C) She is indifferent
D) She is playful
Answer: B) She is strict
8. Which emotion is primarily expressed in Amanda's daydreams?A) Anger
B) Joy
C) Frustration
D) Fear
Answer: C) Frustration
9. What does Amanda’s mother represent in the poem?A) Freedom
B) Control and societal expectations
C) Imagination
D) Love
Answer: B) Control and societal expectations
10. What does the overall tone of the poem reflect about Amanda's character?A) She is rebellious
B) She is indifferent
C) She is imaginative and longing for freedom
D) She is obedient
Answer: C) She is imaginative and longing for freedom
11. What does Amanda imagine herself doing as a mermaid?A) Swimming in the ocean
B) Singing to fish
C) Exploring underwater caves
D) Building a sandcastle
Answer: A) Swimming in the ocean
12. How does Amanda’s mother react to her daydreaming?A) She encourages it
B) She ignores it
C) She scolds her
D) She joins her
Answer: C) She scolds her
13. What literary device is primarily used in the poem when Amanda imagines different scenarios?A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Imagery
D) Personification
Answer: C) Imagery
14. What does the line "I am an orphan" signify in Amanda's thoughts?A) She feels unloved
B) She has lost her parents
C) She desires freedom from parental control
D) She wants to live alone
Answer: C) She desires freedom from parental control
15. What emotion does Amanda primarily express throughout the poem?A) Joy
B) Anger
C) Frustration and longing
D) Happiness
Answer: C) Frustration and longing
16. What does Amanda's repeated desire for freedom signify?A) Her wish to be alone
B) Her rebellion against rules
C) Her need for personal space and independence
D) Her wish to escape reality
Answer: C) Her need for personal space and independence
17. In the poem, what does the "sea" symbolize for Amanda?A) Danger
B) Adventure and freedom
C) Home
D) Work
Answer: B) Adventure and freedom
18. What does the phrase "a wild thing" refer to in Amanda's dreams?A) A playful creature
B) A representation of her desire for freedom
C) A scary animal
D) An imaginative friend
Answer: B) A representation of her desire for freedom
19. What does Amanda’s character reveal about the experience of children under parental expectations?A) They are always happy
B) They often feel pressured and confined
C) They do not care about rules
D) They enjoy following instructions
Answer: B) They often feel pressured and confined
20. What does the end of the poem suggest about Amanda's outlook on life?A) She has accepted her reality
B) She remains hopeful for freedom
C) She is indifferent to her situation
D) She is content with her life
Answer: B) She remains hopeful for freedom