The Filling Station by Elizabeth Bishop

Question 1

“Oh, but it is ____!”

Answer 1

“Oh, but it is dirty!”

Question 2

“-this little ______ station,”

Answer 2

“-this little filling station,”

Question 3

“oil-______, oil-_______”

Answer 3

“oil-soaked, oil-permeated”

Question 4

“to a ______, over-all”

Answer 4

“to a disturbing, over-all”

Question 5

“black __________.”

Answer 5

“black translucency.”

Question 6

“Be ______ with that ____!”

Answer 6

“Be careful with that match!”

Question 7

Quote the first stanza

Answer 7

"Oh, but it is dirty!
- this little filling station,
oil-soaked, oil-permeated
to a disturbing, over-all
black translucency.
Be careful with that match!"

Question 8

Quote the second stanza

Answer 8

"Father wears a dirty,
oil-soaked monkey suit
that cuts him under the arms,
and several quick and saucy
and greasy sons assist him
(it's a family filling station),
all quite thoroughly dirty."

Question 9

“Father ____ a dirty,”

Answer 9

“Father wears a dirty,”

Question 10

“oil-soaked ______ suit”

Answer 10

“oil-soaked monkey suit”

Question 11

“that cuts him _____ the ____,”

Answer 11

“that cuts him under the arms,”

Question 12

“and ______ quick and ____”

Answer 12

“and several quick and saucy”

Question 13

“and _____ sons _____ him”

Answer 13

“and greasy sons assist him”

Question 14

“(it’s a _____ filling station),”

Answer 14

“(it’s a family filling station),”

Question 15

“all quite _______ dirty.”

Answer 15

“all quite thoroughly dirty.”

Question 16

Quote the third stanza

Answer 16

"Do they live in the station?
It has a cement porch
behind the pumps, and on it
a set of crushed and grease-
impregnated wickerwork;
on the wicker sofa
a dirty dog, quite comfy."

Question 17

“Do they ___ in the station?”

Answer 17

“Do they live in the station?”

Question 18

“It has a _____ porch”

Answer 18

“It has a cement porch”

Question 19

“behind the _____, and on it”

Answer 19

“behind the pumps, and on it”

Question 20

“a set of ______ and grease-“

Answer 20

“a set of crushed and grease-“

Question 21

“__________ wickerwork;”

Answer 21

“impregnated wickerwork;”

Question 22

“on the ____ sofa”

Answer 22

“on the wicker sofa”

Question 23

“a dirty ____, quite ____.”

Answer 23

“a dirty dog, quite comfy.”

Question 24

Quote the fourth stanza

Answer 24

"Some comic books provide
the only note of colour-
of certain colour. They lie
upon a big dim doily
draping a taboret
(part of the set), beside
a big hirsute begonia."

Question 25

“Some _____ books ______”

Answer 25

“Some comic books provide”

Question 26

“the only ___ of _____-“

Answer 26

“the only note of colour-“

Question 27

“of _____ colour. They lie”

Answer 27

“of certain colour. They lie”

Question 28

“upon a big ___ ____”

Answer 28

“upon a big dim doily”

Question 29

“draping a ______”

Answer 29

“draping a taboret”

Question 30

“(part of the __), _____”

Answer 30

“(part of the set), beside”

Question 31

“a big _____ begonia.”

Answer 31

“a big hirsute begonia.”

Question 32

Quote the fifth stanza

Answer 32

"Why the extraneous plant?
Why the taboret?
Why, oh why, the doily?
(Embroidered in daisy stitch
with marguerites, I think,
and heavy with grey crochet.)"

Question 33

“Why the _______ plant?”

Answer 33

“Why the extraneous plant?”

Question 34

“Why the _____?”

Answer 34

“Why the taboret?”

Question 35

“Why, oh why, the ____?”

Answer 35

“Why, oh why, the doily?”

Question 36

”(________ in ____ stitch”

Answer 36

“(Embroidered in daisy stitch”

Question 37

“with ________, I think,”

Answer 37

“with marguerites, I think,”

Question 38

“and _____ with grey ______.)”

Answer 38

“and heavy with grey crochet.)”

Question 39

Quote the sixth stanza

Answer 39

"Somebody embroidered the doily.
Somebody waters the plant,
or oils it, maybe. Somebody
arranges the rows of cans
so that they softly say:
ESSO-SO-SO-SO
to high-strung automobiles."
Somebody loves us all."

Question 40

“Somebody_________ the doily.

Somebody _____ the plant,”

Answer 40

“Somebody embroidered the doily.

Somebody waters the plant,”

Question 41

“or ___ it, _____. Somebody”

Answer 41

“or oils it, maybe. Somebody”

Question 42

“_______ the rows of cans”

Answer 42

“arranges the rows of cans”

Question 43

“so that they ____ ___:”

Answer 43

“so that they softly say:”

Question 44

“____-SO-SO-SO”

Answer 44

“ESSO-SO-SO-SO”

Question 45

“to high-____ automobiles.”

Answer 45

“to high-strung automobiles.”

Question 46

“Somebody ____ us all.”

Answer 46

“Somebody loves us all.”

Question 47

Quote the full poem

Answer 47

"Oh, but it is dirty!
- this little filling station,
oil-soaked, oil-permeated
to a disturbing, over-all
black translucency.
Be careful with that match!
Father wears a dirty,
oil-soaked monkey suit
that cuts him under the arms,
and several quick and saucy
and greasy sons assist him
(it's a family filling station),
all quite thoroughly dirty.
Do they live in the station?
It has a cement porch
behind the pumps, and on it
a set of crushed and grease-
impregnated wickerwork;
on the wicker sofa
a dirty dog, quite comfy.
Some comic books provide
the only note of colour-
of certain colour. They lie
upon a big dim doily
draping a taboret
(part of the set), beside
a big hirsute begonia.
Why the extraneous plant?
Why the taboret?
Why, oh why, the doily?
(Embroidered in daisy stitch
with marguerites, I think,
and heavy with grey crochet.)
Somebody embroidered the doily.
Somebody waters the plant,
or oils it, maybe. Somebody
arranges the rows of cans
so that they softly say:
ESSO-SO-SO-SO
to high-strung automobiles.
Somebody loves us all."