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"Jabberwocky"

Quiz by Adelyn Elliott

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  • Q1
    What type of poem is "Jabberwocky?"
    narrative and nonsense
    lyric
    ballad and lyric
    nonsense
    30s
  • Q2
    The setting of "Jabberwocky" is...
    the side of a hill at 4 pm
    midnight
    too early in the morning for me!
    in a canyon in the morning
    30s
  • Q3
    Who congratulated the boy?
    no one
    his dad
    his cousin
    his sister
    30s
  • Q4
    ________________ is the sound the vorpal blade makes.
    frabjous
    burbled
    Snicker-snack
    Snip snip
    30s
  • Q5
    Miserable extinct parrots are.........
    mimsy borogoves
    slithey
    burbling manxome
    portmanteaus
    30s
  • Q6
    What is a portmanteau?
    two words put together into one word
    a contraction
    blending of whole words together
    a blending of two or more word parts into one word
    30s
  • Q7
    An example of two portmanteaus is.......
    vorpal, blade
    joyous, jubjub
    chortled, slithey
    Jabberwocky, snicker-snack
    30s
  • Q8
    How is the Jabberwock described?
    galumphing
    mome raths
    disappointed
    flaming eyes
    30s
  • Q9
    What does the boy use to kill the Jabberwock?
    vorpal blade
    gyre and gimble
    a tree branch
    twas brillig
    30s
  • Q10
    Which stanzas are repeated?
    first, second
    second, third
    first, last
    middle, last
    30s
  • Q11
    Where did "Jabberwocky" originate?
    a forgotten book
    Charles Dodgson
    Alice in Wonderland
    the bandersnatch
    30s
  • Q12
    Why is the Jabberwock dangerous?
    it is very tall like King Kong
    claws that catch, jaws that bite
    claws that bite, jaws that break open
    because it has a sword
    30s
  • Q13
    Galumphing is an example of _____________.
    a poem
    a compound word
    a portmanteau
    a definition
    30s
  • Q14
    Who is the poet of "Jabberwocky?"
    Emily Dickinson
    Langston Hughes
    Lewis Carroll
    Louis Carol
    30s
  • Q15
    What other animals is the boy to avoid?
    jubjub, raths
    warble, whiffling
    bandersnatch, toves
    bandersnatch, jubjub
    30s

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