1) The content of "A Stone's Throw" alludes to a) The Woman at the well b) Mary Magdalene  c) Mary, Lazarus' sister d) The woman who saved the samaritan. 2) "To the hail of kisses of stone" is an example of a) Pun b) Oxymoron c) Hyperbole d) Personification 3) An important theme to remember from the poem "A Stone's Throw" is a) Life b) Love and Family Relationship c) Alienation  d) Education 4) 'We walked away Still holding stones' implies that a) The crow was done with dealing with the woman. b) The crowd still plans to keep judging, and acting on their judgments, as they see fit. c) They were going to throw away their stones. d) The crowd went looking for more stones although they had some already. 5) Line 23: The play on the word 'come' is an example of a/an a) Irony b) Oxymoron c) Pun d) Satire 6) The tone of the poem changed from __________ to ___________ a) braggadocious to sorrowful b) cheerful to solemn c) sarcastic to scornful d) scornful to braggadocious 7) "Should never speak to them" Them refers to a) the crowd b) the woman c) the preacher d) the merchant 8) Another name for "battery" in the Caribbean context is a) abuse b) device c) burglary d) rape 9) The poem’s title " A Stone's Throw" is significant as it a) refers to the troubling issue of violence against women. b) shows that throwing stones is a crime . c) stone throwing is an acceptable punishment for a woman's crime. d) shows in modern times, long after biblical days our society has changed. 10) What "crime/offence" can you infer the persona in the poem committed a) adultery b) theft c) treason d) libel

A Stone's Throw by Elma Mitchell

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