Poem- 6
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Class 12 English Poem 6 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Objective Questions in English. These Objective Questions are helpful for the students who are in class 12 and have English. Attempt These Objective Questions to Check your knowledge and the status of your preparation. These Objective Questions are also helpful for the preparation of 1 Mark Questions
| Board | CBSE Board, UP Board, JAC Board, Bihar Board, HBSE Board, UBSE Board, PSEB Board, RBSE Board |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 12 |
| Subject | English |
| Chapter no. | Poem 6 |
| Chapter Name | Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers |
| Category | Class 12 English Objective Questions in English |
| Medium | English |
- Who is the author of the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers?
- Adrienne Rich
- Jonathan Aaron
- J. H. M. Abbott
- Mark Abley
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Answer: (A) Adrienne Rich
- The poet known for——–
- She is widely known for her involvement in contemporary women’s movement as a poet and theorist
- for her beauty
- for her philosophy
- for her poems
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Answer: (A) She is widely known for her involvement in contemporary women’s movement as a poet and theorist
- How many editions of the poem have been published?
- 18
- 29
- 39
- 19
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Answer: (D) 19
- What resonates through his work?
- A strong resistance to racism and militarism
- her love for poetry
- her passion of essay writing
- her wish to publish her work
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Answer: (A) A strong resistance to racism and militarism
- WAunt Jennifer’s Tigers poem addressed which issue?
- constraints of women
- constraints of married life a woman experiences
- constraints of women as a poet
- None
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Answer: (B) constraints of married life a woman experiences
- What do we understand by the words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ in the poem?
- The dominant and highly arrogant attitude of the wild animal-tiger
- tiger is a wild animal
- tiger is hungry
- beauty of the tiger
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Answer: (A) The dominant and highly arrogant attitude of the wild animal-tiger
- Which words in the poem depict the dominant and arrogant attitude of the wild animal?
- dominant
- arrogant
- adorable
- denizens and chivalric
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Answer: (D) denizens and chivalric
- What do Aunt Jennifer’s flapping hands through her wool in verse 2 tell us?
- the lost freedom and fear of Jennifer’s mind because marital restraints
- her old age
- her love for embroidery and knitting
- her love for tigers
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Answer: (A) the lost freedom and fear of Jennifer’s mind because marital restraints
- Why is he finding it so difficult to pull the needle?
- because of fluttering fingers
- because of trembling hands
- because of her fears
- because of the heavy weight of her marriage ring
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Answer: (D) because of the heavy weight of her marriage ring
- What does ‘massive weight of the wedding band ‘ mean?
- wedding bond of hard married life
- fatty structure of uncle
- fatty body of aunty
- heavy body of tiger
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Answer: (A) wedding bond of hard married life
- Who or what is Aunt Jennifer afraid of in the third verse?
- of tigers
- of her death
- of her old age
- of her dominant husband
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Answer: (D) of her dominant husband
- What kind of trials is Aunt Jennifer subjected to?
- wild animals
- old people
- a heavy crowd
- heavy responsibilities of married life
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Answer: (D) heavy responsibilities of married life
- What is the significance of the word ring?
- responsibilities
- heavy duties
- fatty people
- responsibilities that formed circles like a ring surrounding her finger
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Answer: (D) responsibilities that formed circles like a ring surrounding her finger
- What is the meaning of the word ‘ring’?
- circles of a ring
- her wedding ring around finger
- circles of responsibility of married life
- none
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Answer: (C) circles of responsibility of married life
- What is the purpose of creating animals that are the exact opposite of Auntie’s character?
- to show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties
- her courage
- her fears and strengths
- none
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Answer: (A) to show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties
- What is the poet suggesting through the different nature of the characters in the poem?
- Diversity in nature
- all are different and unique
- simultaneous nature of fears and strengths of aunt. Though she has fears, yet she
- s not defeated by them
- all
- Tell and interpret the meaning of ‘Denizen of a world of green’.
- forest haters
- forest lovers
- forest dwellers
- all
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Answer: (C) forest dwellers
- What is the attitude of the poet or speaker towards Aunt Jennifer?
- critic
- very harsh and rude
- indifferent
- full of appreciation and sympathy
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Answer: (D) full of appreciation and sympathy
- What do you think? Does Aunt Jennifer need sympathy?
- yes
- no
- no, more than sympathy she deserves praise
- none
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Answer: (C) no, more than sympathy she deserves praise
- The wedding band————–
- ring
- ring ceremony
- marriage between uncle and aunt
- All
