Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

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Are you ready to test your understanding of "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers", a powerful feminist poem from the Class 12 English Flamingo textbook? This MCQ quiz will help you revise the poem’s key themes, including gender oppression, freedom, and symbolism.

About the Quiz

Poem Name: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Poet: Adrienne Rich
Subject: English (Flamingo)
Book: NCERT Class 12 English
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

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Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

Uncle’s wedding band sits heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand because

she feels burdened in her marriage.

their relationship is lacking in love.

she was married against her will.

it is an expensive and heavy ring.

2 / 15

What poetic device is used in the line "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool"?What poetic device is used in the line "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool"?

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor

3 / 15

What message does the poem convey about the importance of self-expression?

Self-expression is a luxury only available to the privileged

Self-expression is unnecessary and frivolous

Self-expression is a means of transcending oppression and finding freedom

Self-expression is a form of rebellion against societal norms

4 / 15

What is the significance of the title "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"?

It represents the contrast between Aunt Jennifer's life and her imagination

It indicates the theme of the poem, which is the oppression of women

It highlights Aunt Jennifer's love for animals

It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's strength and courage

5 / 15

What is the significance of the image of Aunt Jennifer's "terrified hands"?

It represents the theme of the poem, which is the oppression of women

It highlights Aunt Jennifer's fear of her husband

It indicates Aunt Jennifer's love for embroidery

It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's strength and courage

6 / 15

Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

How would you describe Aunt Jennifer based on the above extract?

aging

malnourished

diseased

oppressed

7 / 15

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

What makes the tigers “proud and unafraid”?

They embody the grandeur and supremacy of animals in the wild.

They symbolize authority and are ‘topaz denizens of green’.

They represent Aunt’s repressed desires for freedom and power.

They are a product of Aunt’s imagination and colonial experience.

8 / 15

Which of the following does NOT represent the contrast between Aunt Jennifer and the tigers?

terror and fearlessness

fiefdom and freedom

authority and autonomy

uncertainty and confidence

9 / 15

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

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Choose the option that DOES NOT reflect the movement implied by ‘prancing’.

strutting

bounding

frolicking

shuffling

10 / 15

It is clear that the speaker in Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers has an attitude of ______ towards her.

empathy

wonder

sympathy

gratitude

11 / 15

What is the significance of the last line of the poem, "Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid"?

It highlights the importance of embroidery

It symbolizes the transcendence of oppression and suffering

It indicates that Aunt Jennifer's tigers will come to life

It suggests that Aunt Jennifer's suffering will continue even after her death

12 / 15

Choose the option that does NOT reflect what the tigers represent in the poem:

Aunt Jennifer’s frustrations

Aunt Jennifer’s failing marriage

Aunt Jennifer’s artistic merit

Aunt Jennifer’s undying hopes

13 / 15

What is the tone of the poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"?

Happy and carefree

Sad and melancholic

Reflective and contemplative

Angry and rebellious

14 / 15

Read the statements given below. Choose the option that accurately describes the given statements.

Statement I - The poem is a manifesto against the institution of marriage.

Statement II - Aunt Jennifer represents all women artists.

Statement III – The poem embodies an alternative for women to express their repressed desires through art.

Statement I is True, Statement II is False, and Statement III cannot be inferred.

Statement I is False, Statement II cannot be inferred, Statement III is True.

Statements I and III are False, Statement II cannot be inferred.

Statements I and II are True, Statement III cannot be inferred.

15 / 15

What does the poem suggest about the role of women in society?

Women are free to pursue their dreams and desires

Women are inferior to men

Women are expected to conform to traditional roles and expectations

Women are superior to men

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Symbolism of the tigers and Aunt Jennifer’s embroidery
✔ Themes of patriarchy, gender roles, and oppression
✔ Poetic devices like imagery, metaphor, and alliteration
✔ The contrast between Aunt Jennifer and her tigers

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