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Follower by Seamus Heaney

Quiz by Mrs C Gilbert

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  • Q1
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker describes his father's expertise in:
    painting
    cooking
    singing
    ploughing
    30s
  • Q2
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker compares himself to his father by describing their shared experience of:
    baking bread
    playing the piano
    following the plough
    writing poetry
    30s
  • Q3
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker highlights his father's physical strength by referring to his:
    gentle voice
    broad shoulders
    nimble fingers
    quick wit
    30s
  • Q4
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker describes his father's actions as 'mapping the furrow exactly'. This phrase suggests that his father was skilled in:
    brute force and strength
    creativity and imagination
    speed and agility
    precision and accuracy
    30s
  • Q5
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', what does the speaker express towards his father's occupational skill?
    admiration
    disgust
    indifference
    jealousy
    30s
  • Q6
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker describes his father as having hands that 'thrummed like a hedgerow'. This comparison suggests that his father's hands were:
    soft and delicate
    warm and comforting
    rough and busy
    shaky and weak
    30s
  • Q7
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', what does the speaker describe as the 'heavyweight', showing his father's strength and power?
    the horse-drawn plough
    a stone wall
    a farming tool
    a bundle of wheat
    30s
  • Q8
    In Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower', the speaker reflects on how his father's skill in ploughing was passed down from:
    his grandfather
    his mother
    his neighbor
    his teacher
    30s

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