Question 1 (1 point)

the speaker describes the father as a man who "held no pretense". what does this mean?
question 1 options:

the father is deceptive.

the father is holding nothing in his hands.

the father is quiet and hard-working.

the father is honest and straightforward.
question 2 (1 point)

which adjectives best describe the father in this poem? select all that apply.
question 2 options:

hard-working

wise

boastful

patient
question 3 (1 point)

the father insists that the speaker will be healthier if the speaker
question 3 options:

went to the doctor regularly.

eats more oranges.

listens to everything the father tells him.

spends more time studying philosophy.
question 4 (1 point)

what action is described in this poem?
question 4 options:

two brothers are talking about their lives and their father.

a father is remembering a time when he and his child went to the market.

a speaker and his father are walking to town to buy a newspaper and having a discussion.

a speaker is talking about his father after the older man has died.
question 5 (1 point)

why would the father die without benefit of fanfare or applause?
question 5 options:

he is too poor to afford such luxuries.

he is a simple man whose virtues are not obvious to those who don't know him well.

people think he is a bad person.

no one claps at funerals.