1 Who first read Brontë's poems and encouraged her to publish them? Her father Jane Austen Her sister Charlotte Her brother Bramwell 2 What is the poem's central theme? Fate Hope Despair Eternity 3 What novel is Brontë known for writing? House of the Seven Gables Wuthering Heights Pride and Prejudice Clarissa 4 When was "Hope" published? 1846 1865 1896 1841 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 The Collected Work of the Brontë Sisters Wuthering Heights 6 How many stanzas does the poem have? Sestets Tercets Quatrains Couplets 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBC ABBA ABCB ABAB 8 What is the genre of the poem? War epic Pastoral poetry Victorian poetry Love sonnet 9 Which of the following publications reviewed Brontë's poetry favorably? The London Times The Bostonian The Athenaeum The Bradford Daily 10 What does the speaker personify in the poem? Despair Joy Hope Religious fervor 11 How does the speaker describe hope in the poem? As a two-faced liar As a fairweather companion As a timid friend As an unreliable narrator 12 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "When my last joys strewed the ground," "Like a false guard, false watch keeping," "Watching how my fate would tend," "And she turned her face away!" 13 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "When my last joys strewed the ground," "Hope was but a timid friend;" "Even Sorrow saw, repenting," "Balm to all my frenzied pain," 14 Which of these images is a symbol in the poem? Mirrors Glass Relics Eyes 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 never carries a shield That Hope only observes her, but never tries to help her That Hope is a double agent 16 What does Hope do at the end of the poem? Comforts the speaker Flies away Turns away from the speaker Sings 17 When does Hope stop singing? When the speaker tries to sing with her When the speaker tries to talk to her When the speaker observes her When bad luck befalls the speaker 18 How does the speaker characterize her relationship with Hope? Dependable Mysterious Loving Unreliable 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Anne and Charlotte Mary and Lydia Beth and Meg Elinor and Marianne 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 difficulties with religious devotion The speaker's loss of joy The speaker's struggle with loss The speaker's unbalanced relationship with Hope 22 What is the poem's climax? Hope abandons the speaker at her lowest moment The speaker confronts hope The speaker vanishes Hope comforts the speaker 23 How many stanzas does the poem have? Five Ten Twenty Two 24 What does the word "strife" mean in the poem? Verbal agreement Bitter conflict Harvest War 25 Which of the following is a motif in the poem? Watching Music Debate Love