1. Who is the poet of the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers?
- Adrienne Rich
- Jonathan Aaron
- J. H. M. Abbott
- Mark Abley
2. What is the poet known for?
- She is widely known for her involvement in the contemporary women’s movement as a poet and theorist
- for her beauty
- for her philosophy
- for her poems
Answer
She is widely known for her involvement in the contemporary women’s movement as a poet and theorist
3. What is still fresh in Jennifer’s mind?
- happy moments
- early days of marriage
- uncle’s attitude
- the old unhappy memories
Answer
uncle’s attitude
4. The attitude of the poet towards Aunt Jennifer is that of –
- hatred
- love
- sympathy
- casual
5. What is the tone of the poem towards the end?
- happy moments
- resolving
- hopeful
- sad and tensed
6. How are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers different from her?
- aunt lives in a city and tigers in forests
- aunt is old and tigers are young
- tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified
- none of above
Answer
tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified
7. How do the Prancing tigers look?
- just like diamond
- just like Topaz
- just like coal
- just like stone
8. What is presented through uncle’s character?
- Male strength
- Man is powerful
- man is like tigers
- male chauvinism
9. The poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ uses ‘wedding bands’, ‘tigers’, ‘terrified hands’ etc as –
- symbols
- poetic devices
- as alliteration
- as a metaphor
10. How many volumes of poetry has she published?
11. Will go on prancing’ means the –
- spirit of freedom of the tigers will continue to exist
- tigers will dance
- tigers will kill
- tigers will show tricks
Answer
spirit of freedom of the tigers will continue to exist
12. What lies heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand?
- needles
- embroideries
- wedding ring
- work pressure
13. What does echo through her work?
- Strong resistance to racism and militarism
- her love for poetry
- her passion for essay writing
- her wish to publish her work
Answer
A strong resistance to racism and militarism
14. Interpret terrified hands.
- The physical condition of aunt
- the mental state of aunt
- tensed, troubled physical and mental state of aunt Jennifer
- fears of aunt
Answer
tensed ,troubled physical and mental state of aunt Jennifer
15. What is the meaning of the word ‘ringed’?
- circles of a ring
- her wedding ring around her finger
- circles of responsibility of married life
- none
Answer
circles of responsibility of married life
16. The beautiful and lifelike tigers on the panel, show Aunt Jennifer’s
17. The attitude of the poet towards Aunt Jennifer is that of
18. Proud’ and ‘unafraid’. These two adjectives have been used for
