1 Who first read Brontë's poems and encouraged her to publish them? Her sister Charlotte Jane Austen Her father Her brother Bramwell 2 What is the poem's central theme? Fate Eternity Hope Despair 3 What novel is Brontë known for writing? Clarissa Pride and Prejudice Wuthering Heights House of the Seven Gables 4 When was "Hope" published? 1896 1846 1865 1841 5 What was the title of the collection that this poem was published in? Wuthering Heights Poems by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë The Collected Work of the Brontë Sisters Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell 6 How many stanzas does the poem have? Tercets Couplets Quatrains Sestets 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABAB ABBA ABCB ABBC 8 What is the genre of the poem? Pastoral poetry War epic Victorian poetry Love sonnet 9 Which of the following publications reviewed Brontë's poetry favorably? The Bostonian The Athenaeum The London Times The Bradford Daily 10 What does the speaker personify in the poem? Religious fervor Despair Hope Joy 11 How does the speaker describe hope in the poem? As a two-faced liar As an unreliable narrator As a fairweather companion As a timid friend 12 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "When my last joys strewed the ground," "And she turned her face away!" "Watching how my fate would tend," "Like a false guard, false watch keeping," 13 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "When my last joys strewed the ground," "Hope was but a timid friend;" "Balm to all my frenzied pain," "Even Sorrow saw, repenting," 14 Which of these images is a symbol in the poem? Glass Relics Mirrors Eyes 15 What does the speaker mean when she says that Hope is a "false guard"? That Hope only observes her, but never tries to help her That Hope is never doing a good job of keeping watch That Hope never carries a shield That Hope is a double agent 16 What does Hope do at the end of the poem? Comforts the speaker Flies away Turns away from the speaker Sings 17 When does Hope stop singing? When bad luck befalls the speaker When the speaker tries to talk to her When the speaker tries to sing with her When the speaker observes her 18 How does the speaker characterize her relationship with Hope? Unreliable Dependable Loving Mysterious 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Mary and Lydia Elinor and Marianne Beth and Meg Anne and Charlotte 20 What is the best description of the tone of poem? Puzzling Angry Somber Cold 21 What is the central conflict of the poem? The speaker's unbalanced relationship with Hope The speaker's loss of joy The speaker's struggle with loss The speaker's difficulties with religious devotion 22 What is the poem's climax? The speaker vanishes Hope abandons the speaker at her lowest moment Hope comforts the speaker The speaker confronts hope 23 How many stanzas does the poem have? Two Ten Twenty Five 24 What does the word "strife" mean in the poem? Bitter conflict War Harvest Verbal agreement 25 Which of the following is a motif in the poem? Watching Debate Love Music