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Ted KooserAbandoned Farmhouse
Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1980A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Comprehension Questions
1. Who or what speaks in the poem?
A) someone visiting the abandoned farmhouse
B) items left in and around the house
C) a toy that has come to life
D) the farmer’s wife
2. What can be inferred about the inhabitants of the farmhouse?
A) They were poor.
B) They were isolated.
C) They left in a hurry.
D) all of the above
3. What is the overall tone of the poem?
A) mysterious and melancholy
B) joyful
C) optimistic and hopeful
D) apocalyptic
4. What does the phrase “Something went wrong” suggest?
A) The family lost their child.
B) The house was abandoned after the farmer went to jail.
C) A terrible event occurred that we will never know.
D) The wife left with the child.
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