1 Who first read Brontë's poems and encouraged her to publish them? Her brother Bramwell Jane Austen Her sister Charlotte Her father 2 What is the poem's central theme? Despair Hope Fate Eternity 3 What novel is Brontë known for writing? House of the Seven Gables Clarissa Pride and Prejudice Wuthering Heights 4 When was "Hope" published? 1841 1865 1846 1896 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? Tercets Couplets Quatrains Sestets 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABAB ABCB ABBA ABBC 8 What is the genre of the poem? Love sonnet Victorian poetry War epic Pastoral poetry 9 Which of the following publications reviewed Brontë's poetry favorably? The Bradford Daily The Bostonian The Athenaeum The London Times 10 What does the speaker personify in the poem? Joy Despair Hope Religious fervor 11 How does the speaker describe hope in the poem? As a fairweather companion As a two-faced liar As an unreliable narrator As a timid friend 12 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "And she turned her face away!" "Watching how my fate would tend," "Like a false guard, false watch keeping," "When my last joys strewed the ground," 13 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Hope was but a timid friend;" "Balm to all my frenzied pain," "Even Sorrow saw, repenting," "When my last joys strewed the ground," 14 Which of these images is a symbol in the poem? Eyes Glass Relics Mirrors 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 only observes her, but never tries to help her That Hope is a double agent That Hope never carries a shield 16 What does Hope do at the end of the poem? Comforts the speaker Flies away Sings Turns away from the speaker 17 When does Hope stop singing? When bad luck befalls the speaker When the speaker observes her When the speaker tries to sing with her When the speaker tries to talk to her 18 How does the speaker characterize her relationship with Hope? Mysterious Unreliable Loving Dependable 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Elinor and Marianne Mary and Lydia Anne and Charlotte Beth and Meg 20 What is the best description of the tone of poem? Puzzling Angry Somber Cold 21 What is the central conflict of the poem? The speaker's unbalanced relationship with Hope The speaker's struggle with loss The speaker's difficulties with religious devotion The speaker's loss of joy 22 What is the poem's climax? Hope abandons the speaker at her lowest moment The speaker vanishes Hope comforts the speaker The speaker confronts hope 23 How many stanzas does the poem have? Ten Twenty Five Two 24 What does the word "strife" mean in the poem? Bitter conflict Verbal agreement Harvest War 25 Which of the following is a motif in the poem? Debate Music Love Watching