For Anne Gregory Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge

What does the speaker mean by "Only God, my dear, could love you for yourself alone"?

What inference can be made about Anne Gregory's character based on the poem?

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

Choose the option that describes a situation of ‘despair’ as mentioned in the extract.

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Choose the option that displays the likely image of the man mentioned in the extract.

The speaker's tone towards Anne Gregory's situation can best be described as:

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

Read the statements 1 and 2 given below and choose the option that correctly assesses these statements.

1. The speaker wants to change her hair colour so that it may appeal to young men.
2. The speaker’s appearance due to her gorgeous yellow hair is largely the reason young men hope to get her attention.

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

‘yesternight’ is a word made of a combination of two words to form a new word. Hence, it is a compound word.

Choose the words that DO NOT fit the description.

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

The form of the given stanza is a part of

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”

Select the sentence in which the word ‘set’ is used in the similar manner as line 2 of the extract.

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Choose the option that lists the person who correctly wrote a quote best representing the central idea of the given stanza.

Choose the correct option out of the ones given below.

What is the central theme of For Anne Gregory?

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

Choose the product that best shows what Anne would invest in, to ensure that young men love her for herself and not her hair.

The poem's underlying commentary on society reflects:

What is the tone of the poet in the lines "But I can get a hair-dye And set such colour there, Brown, or black, or carrot, That young men in despair May love me for myself alone"?

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Choose the phrase that best represents, ‘love you for yourself alone”.