1 What is the "screen" in line 1 of "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"? A TV playing a nature documentary Paper stretched within a frame Fabric stretched over a hoop An iPad playing a video 2 Why do the tigers belong to Aunt Jennifer? She cares for them She found them She is making them She purchased them 3 Which of the following best replaces "denizens" in line 2? Devotees Employees Followers Occupants 4 Where is "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" set? A household A library A tropical forest A medieval story 5 The line "they do not fear the men beneath the tree" is an example of what literary device? Metaphor Foreshadowing Allegory Alliteration 6 Which of the following tiger attributes does Rich NOT emphasize? Vanity Bravery Cheer Fierceness 7 What other animal are Rich's tiger descriptions reminiscent of? A pony A lion A tortoise A frog 8 Which of the following best describes the image of the tigers? Fanciful Realistic Surreal Amateur 9 How does Rich relate the tigers to Jennifer? The tigers are the opposite of Jennifer The tigers are like Jennifer The tigers are the worst parts of Jennifer The tigers are the best parts of Jennifer 10 What does the verb "fluttering" in line 5 suggest about Aunt Jennifer? She is stupid She is active She is lighthearted She is uncertain 11 "The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band" is an example of what literary device? Metaphor Understatement Hyperbole Foreshadowing 12 What is so heavy about Uncle's wedding band? The guilt it reminds Jennifer of The metal it is made out of The history it carries The marriage it symbolizes 13 Why does Rich emphasize Jennifer's hands? Jennifer's hands are the most beautiful part of her Jennifer's hands represent her ability to act in the world Jennifer's hands reveal the troubles she is otherwise able to conceal By not mentioning the heart, Rich suggests that Jennifer doesn't love her husband 14 What is the connection between Jennifer's ivory needle and the tigers? Both tigers and ivory have been removed from the jungle by Jennifer The ivory comes from the jungle, while the tigers live there The needle is fierce like they are The needle is blunt, while the tiger's teeth are sharp 15 What can we infer with certainty about Jennifer's marriage from the second stanza? Jennifer was always a weak woman Jennifer's husband is abusive Jennifer feels that her marriage is a burden Jennifer's wedding ring doesn't fit 16 The phrase "her terrified hands" is an example of what literary device? Metaphor Allusion Personification Symbolism 17 What does it mean that Jennifer was "mastered" by her "ordeals"? They prevented her from living a full life Jennifer gave up in the face of her ordeals She was too weak to overcome them Surviving ordeals allowed her to master life 18 Which of the following best describes the relationship between the third stanza and the first and second stanzas? The third stanza reverses what the first two stanzas established The third stanza condenses and intensifies the structure of the first two stanzas The third stanza keeps Jennifer's characterization the same, but changes the characterization of the tigers The third stanza parallels the first two stanzas, but uses a different meter and rhyme scheme 19 Which image in the third stanza is not a repeat from earlier in the poem? "Ringed with ordeals" "Terrified hands" "The tigers...will go on prancing" "Aunt is dead" 20 Which new attribute for the tigers does Rich suggest in the third stanza? They are fearless They are created They are vain They are immortal 21 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? AABC ABCB ABAB AABB 22 What is the meter of the poem? Iambic tetrameter Free verse Iambic pentameter Trochee pentameter 23 What is the speaker's tone towards Jennifer? Polemical and argumentative Childlike and affectionate Distant and frustrated Distant but sympathetic 24 If we read "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" as an allegory for female creativity, what does Uncle represent? Marriage Patriarchal power The lure of poetry Rich's father 25 What is the relationship between Jennifer's life and the image she embroiders? The image doesn't relate to her life The image shows her how valuable life is, despite its difficulties The image is a cruel contrast to her life The image is a brief escape from her life