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