Q1. Who is the poet of 'Amanda'?
Q2. What is Amanda constantly being told not to do?
Q3. How does Amanda respond to her mother's nagging?
Q4. What do Amanda's fantasies represent?
Q5. In the poem, Amanda imagines herself as which of the following?
Q6. What is the central conflict in 'Amanda'?
Q7. What technique does Klein use to create a nagging effect?
Q8. What does the mother's constant criticism reveal about her?
Q9. What is ironic about Amanda's fantasies?
Q10. What is the poem's attitude toward adolescence?
Q11. What do Amanda's imagined worlds have in common?
Q12. What is the relationship between the poem's structure and its meaning?
Q13. What type of conflict does 'Amanda' present?
Q14. What does the poem suggest about the effectiveness of parental control through criticism?
Q15. What is the significance of Amanda's name being repeated?
Q16. How does Klein portray typical adolescent behavior?
Q17. What does Amanda's escape into fantasy suggest about her?
Q18. What is the tone of the mother's voice in the poem?
Q19. What universal theme does 'Amanda' explore?
Q20. What can be inferred about Amanda's future relationship with her mother?
