Q01of 10
What formal title does the poem's opening give to the poem's central figure, connecting him to a religious order?
Q02of 10
Which two flowers does the little lady gather that appear repeatedly as a symbol of her gentle, innocent presence?
Q03of 10
What is the primary tone Longfellow employs throughout 'The Rhyme of Sir Christopher'?
Q04of 10
The narrator says Sir Christopher passed his idle hours with 'roystering Morton of Merry Mount.' What does this association primarily reveal about Gardiner?
Q05of 10
Which literary device best describes the description of the marshal riding out 'as if on high achievement bent, / To storm some castle or stronghold'?
Q06of 10
What ultimately leads the 'noble savage' to betray Sir Christopher and hand him over to colonial authorities?
Q07of 10
Which of the following best describes the poem's stanzaic structure?
Q08of 10
When the governor finally confronts Sir Christopher, how does Gardiner attempt to defend himself?
Q09of 10
The closing couplet says Gardiner was 'the first who furnished this barren land / With apples of Sodom and ropes of sand.' What do these allusions collectively signify?
Q10of 10
What happens to the little lady with golden hair after the marshal arrests her in Gardiner's absence?
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