Jenny Quizzes

Jenny Quiz

1 What is hair a symbol for in "Jenny"?
food

female sexuality

purity

prostitution
2 What are flowers symbols for in "Jenny"?
wealth

purity

penury

desire
3 What is the closest definition of "daintier" as it appears in "Jenny"?
free from undergarments

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

delicately small and pretty

a prostitute
4 What is the closest definition of "lodestar" as it appears in "Jenny"?
indeed

a mirror

a prostitute

a star that is used to guide a ship
5 What is the closest definition of "reverie" as it appears in "Jenny"?
being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

a prostitute

delicately small and pretty

halo and gold coin
6 What is the closest definition of "forsooth" as it appears in "Jenny"?
halo and gold coin

a star that is used to guide a ship

to be short of

indeed
7 What is the closest definition of "scarce" as it appears in "Jenny"?
speculative

to be short of

halo and gold coin

delicately small and pretty
8 What is the closest definition of "ungirdled" as it appears in "Jenny"?
to be short of

free from undergarments

a star that is used to guide a ship

halo and gold coin
9 What is the closest definition of "conjectural" as it appears in "Jenny"?
speculative

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

a mirror

indeed
10 What is the closest definition of "pier-glass" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a mirror

to be short of

delicately small and pretty

speculative
11 What is the closest definition of "Paphian" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a mirror

having to do with prostitution

to be short of

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts
12 What is the closest definition of "aureole" as it appears in "Jenny"?
free from undergarments

halo and gold coin

indeed

speculative
13 Where do Jenny and the speaker live?
in New York City

in the English countryside

in London

in Dallas, Texas
14 How is the speaker's room different from Jenny's?
The walls in his room are painted yellow while hers are mauve

His room is much cleaner than Jenny's

His room is full of books

His room has many adornments while her room simply has a bed
15 What is Jenny's profession?
she is a prostitute

she is a homemaker and mother

she is a nurse

she is a poet
16 Where does Jenny come from?
America; she moved to England in 1832

The seaside, where she used to go fishing every day

The poorest neighborhood in London

She was born in the country and moved to London in search of a better life
17 Does the speaker love Jenny?
Yes, he is head-over-heels in love and plans to propose to her when she wakes up.

Not really. He doesn't know her at all. However, he is sympathetic to what she goes through on a day-to-day basis.

Yes, she and him were lovers when they were kids and he never forgot her.

No. He absolutely hates Jenny and thinks she represents the worst parts of society.
18 What color is Jenny's hair?
gray

golden

the speaker never tells us

brown
19 Name two flowers that the speaker compares Jenny to in the poem
lily and rose

lily and carnation

daisy and sunflower

carnation and daisy
20 What does Jenny say to the speaker that causes him to feel emotional?
"You are the best thing that has every happened to me."

"You are the lodestar of my dreams."

Nothing. She says nothing over the course of the poem and is asleep for most of it.

"And yet."
21 How old do you think Jenny is when keeping in mind the information given to us in the poem?
in her 30s

in her 50s

in her 40s

in her 20s
22 What did Jenny and the speaker do before they went back to her room?
They went shopping at the Haymarket

They volunteered together at a soup kitchen

Nothing. The speaker went directly to Jenny's room

They went to dinner and went dancing
23 What does the speaker leave for Jenny at the end of the poem?
gold coins in her hair

a gold necklace

nothing; because they did not have intercourse, he feels like he doesn't need to pay her

a wrapped present, though we don't know what it is
24 Which of the following is a theme of "Jenny"?
Female purity

Death

Ignorance

Pity
25 Do Jenny and the speaker share an equal relationship?
No, he holds a lot of social, economic, and sexual power over her

No because he is automatically better than her because he is a man

Yes, and Jenny considers them to be best friends

Yes because the speaker never touches Jenny innapropriately

It is important to keep in mind while reading "Jenny" that the theme of inequality runs beneath every interaction between the speaker and the sleeping Jenny. The speaker enjoys much more social power than Jenny herself: he has more money than her,...

Asked by Joyline M #1323274

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/13/2024 10:24 AM