Jenny Quizzes

Jenny Quiz

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

food

female sexuality

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

penury

desire

purity
3 What is the closest definition of "daintier" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a prostitute

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

free from undergarments

delicately small and pretty
4 What is the closest definition of "lodestar" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a prostitute

a mirror

indeed

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

halo and gold coin

delicately small and pretty
6 What is the closest definition of "forsooth" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a star that is used to guide a ship

halo and gold coin

indeed

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

halo and gold coin

to be short of

delicately small and pretty
8 What is the closest definition of "ungirdled" as it appears in "Jenny"?
halo and gold coin

to be short of

free from undergarments

a star that is used to guide a ship
9 What is the closest definition of "conjectural" as it appears in "Jenny"?
a mirror

indeed

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

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

delicately small and pretty

to be short of

speculative
11 What is the closest definition of "Paphian" as it appears in "Jenny"?
being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

a mirror

to be short of

having to do with prostitution
12 What is the closest definition of "aureole" as it appears in "Jenny"?
speculative

halo and gold coin

indeed

free from undergarments
13 Where do Jenny and the speaker live?
in Dallas, Texas

in the English countryside

in New York City

in London
14 How is the speaker's room different from Jenny's?
His room has many adornments while her room simply has a bed

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
15 What is Jenny's profession?
she is a homemaker and mother

she is a nurse

she is a poet

she is a prostitute
16 Where does Jenny come from?
The poorest neighborhood in London

America; she moved to England in 1832

She was born in the country and moved to London in search of a better life

The seaside, where she used to go fishing every day
17 Does the speaker love Jenny?
No. He absolutely hates Jenny and thinks she represents the worst parts of society.

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.

Yes, he is head-over-heels in love and plans to propose to her when she wakes up.
18 What color is Jenny's hair?
the speaker never tells us

gray

brown

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

carnation and daisy

lily and carnation

daisy and sunflower
20 What does Jenny say to the speaker that causes him to feel emotional?
"You are the lodestar of my dreams."

"You are the best thing that has every happened to me."

"And yet."

Nothing. She says nothing over the course of the poem and is asleep for most of it.
21 How old do you think Jenny is when keeping in mind the information given to us in the poem?
in her 40s

in her 30s

in her 50s

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 went to dinner and went dancing

They volunteered together at a soup kitchen

Nothing. The speaker went directly to Jenny's room
23 What does the speaker leave for Jenny at the end of the poem?
a wrapped present, though we don't know what it is

a gold necklace

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

gold coins in her hair
24 Which of the following is a theme of "Jenny"?
Death

Pity

Female purity

Ignorance
25 Do Jenny and the speaker share an equal relationship?
Yes, and Jenny considers them to be best friends

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

Yes because the speaker never touches Jenny innapropriately

No, he holds a lot of social, economic, and sexual power over her

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