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