Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Wind? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What does the wind do to the poem's speaker?
steals his umbrella
knocks him down a well
dents his eyeballs
soothes his brow
Q. How does Hughes convey the house's isolation in the first line?
he says metaphorically that it's been out at sea all night
he says metaphorically that it's been drifting in outer space all night
he says metaphorically that it's been eating alone at Quiznos all night
he says metaphorically that it's been down in an abyss all night
Q. What does the wind prevent the people in the house from doing?
gathering firewood
cooking
reading, thinking, or paying attention to each other
going to a go-go
Q. Where does the poem's speaker go when he leaves the house and observes the wind?
to Taco Bell to bring back some chalupas and gorditos for the family
along the side of the house as far as the coal-house door
deep into the woods as far as the hunter's hut he has there
over to his neighbor's house to check on him
Q. What do the people in the house seem to feel the wind might do to the house?
seal it shut
break the windows and move its foundations
tear off the paint
cause it to erupt in a blinding inferno