1 To whom does the speaker address the poem's final lines? Her son Her cousin Her mother Her husband 2 Why does the lord prefer Kate to the speaker? She is more trusting She is wealthier She is fairer She is more intelligent 3 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBA ABAB ABCB ABAC 4 Which best describes the speaker at the start of the poem's events? Naive Selfless Cynical Precocious 5 Which homes do the speaker and lord respectively live in? A hut and a villa A cottage and a palace A bungalow and a mansion A studio apartment and a townhouse 6 Which of the following can be considered a symbol of the speaker's identity? The Dove A silk scarf Blond hair The Palace 7 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Furniture Money Makeup Clothing 8 Which of the following is an example of simile? "Your love was writ in sand" "Hardened by sun and air" "He lifted you from mean estate" "He changed me like a glove" 9 Which type of love is NOT explored in this work? Divine Maternal Familial Sexual 10 To whom does the speaker address the middle stanzas of the poem? The neighbors The lord Kate The son 11 Where is the poem set? A monastery in Spain Paris in the 1950s A Victorian boarding school A medieval English town 12 Which musical form does this poem mimic? The rock song The spiritual The ballad The hymn 13 The coronet is an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Simile Metonymy Onomatopoeia 14 Which type of stanzas make up this poem? Quaitrain Sestet Quintain Octet 15 Why does the speaker express anger at Kate? For spreading rumors of her promiscuity For refusing to help around the house For failing to defend her against the lord For trying to influence her son 16 Which is NOT a possible meaning of the word "fair" as used in this poem? Carnival Light colored Beautiful Just 17 How does Rossetti explore the theme of purity in this work? By demonstrating Kate's selfless moral purity in helping the speaker By showing how her speaker is held to draconian standards of chastity By contrasting the purity of childhood with the jadedness of adulthood By discussing the purity and naivete of the aristocratic class 18 What does the word "mean" most closely mean in this poem? Signify Cruel Average Humble 19 Which of the following themes is prominent in this poem? Power Race Industrialization War 20 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "cling closer" "might have been a dove" "wear his coronet" "among the rye" 21 Which word is an example of onomatopoeia? Sand Moan Care Sing 22 What does Rossetti subtly critique in this work? Victorian sexual politics Higher education The Vietnam war Catholicism 23 Which type of metrical foot is used? Trochees Spondees Dactyls Iambs 24 Which of the following can the dove NOT be said to signify? Conformity Peace Monogamy Freedom 25 What does the word "flaxen" most closely mean in this poem? Thatched Harvested Natural Blond