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