NAME :_________________________________________ CLASS : ______________

MY HERO
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
1. This poem is made up of ________________ stanzas.

2. Dad would smile and _________________ them if he saw ghosts?

3. Dad is afraid of _____________________.

4. Bodies with no flesh are called _____________________.

5. A huge, ugly creature refer to ____________________.

6. _____________________ would suck our blood.

7. The persona in the poem is most likely a _____________________.

8. From the poem, we know that the persona admires his ______________________.

9. Dad is as _______________________ as any father is.

10. Who takes the spider away? _______________________

B. Answer TRUE or FALSE for each of the statements below.

1. The poem was written by Willis Hall. ______________________

2. The speaker of the poem is a mother. ______________________

3. The father is afraid of many things. ______________________

4. The child thinks that his/her father is a hero. ______________________

5. The child likes to watch horror shows on television. ______________________

6. The child imagines a vampire knocking on their door. ______________________

7. The child rates his/her father Number 1. ______________________

8. The father is afraid of spiders. ______________________

9. The mother helps to get rid of the spider. ______________________

10. The child is angry that the father is afraid of spiders. ______________________