📖 Very Short‑Answer Questions – Amanda
Q1. Who is the poet of the poem 'Amanda!'?
Robin Klein
Q2. What does Amanda's mother ask her not to do to her shoulders?
Hunch them
Q3. Where does Amanda imagine herself drifting blissfully as a mermaid?
In an emerald sea
Q4. Why does Amanda want to be an orphan?
To enjoy absolute freedom and silence
Q5. What does the mother ask Amanda to clean?
Her room and her shoes
Q6. What forbidden item does Amanda eat that causes her mother to scold her?
Chocolate
Q7. Why will Amanda never let down her bright hair if she were Rapunzel?
She does not want anyone to come up and disturb her peace
Q8. What quality of Amanda is highlighted through the parenthetical stanzas (2, 4, and 6)?
She is highly imaginative
Q9. What does the phrase "silence is golden" mean to Amanda?
Silence is rare and precious
Q10. In the final stanza, why does the mother tell Amanda to stop sulking?
She is worried that people will think she nags Amanda
Q11. Which character from fairy tales does Amanda wish to be?
Rapunzel
Q12. What does Amanda imagine when she thinks of being a mermaid?
Drifting blissfully
Q13. Who is being constantly instructed in the poem 'Amanda'?
Amanda
Q14. What kind of imaginary world does Amanda want?
A peaceful and free world
Q15. Why does Amanda imagine herself as Rapunzel?
To live quietly in a tower