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Today, every major anthology of nineteenth-century poetry includes examples of the work which Christina Rossetti produced during her long literary career. Born in 1830, she began composing verse at the age of eleven and continued to write for the remaining fifty-three years of her life. Her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, himself a poet and painter, soon recognized her genius and urged her to publish her poems. By the time of her death in 1894, Rossetti had written more than hundred poems and had published over nine hundred of them. Although this work has earned her recognition as the greatest woman poet of the Victorian Age, there is still no authoritative edition of her poetry.
Question: 1

The word ``anthology'' (line I) means:

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  • writer
  • poem
  • collection
  • poet
  • history
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation


Concept: Use
contextual meaning from passage.
Step 1: Understand usage.
The sentence says:
  • ``anthology of nineteenth-century poetry includes examples''
This implies a
group or compilation of poems.
Step 2: Meaning of anthology.
Anthology = collection of literary works (poems, stories, etc.)
Step 3: Option analysis.
  • (A) writer: Incorrect $\times$
  • (B) poem: Incorrect $\times$
  • (C) collection: Correct \checkmark
  • (D) poet: Incorrect $\times$
  • (E) history: Incorrect $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (C).
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Question: 2

Christina Rossetti began writing poetry:

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  • only after her brother urged her to do so.
  • when she was fifty three years old.
  • when she was very young.
  • when her genius was recognized.
  • when she started reading the works of other poets.
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation


Concept: Answer directly from the passage (factual inference).
Step 1: Locate key line.
\[ \text{``she began composing verse at the age of eleven''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.
Age 11 clearly indicates she started writing at a
very young age.
Step 3: Option analysis.
  • (A) Incorrect $\times$ (brother encouraged later)
  • (B) Incorrect $\times$
  • (C) Correct \checkmark
  • (D) Incorrect $\times$
  • (E) Incorrect $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (C).
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Question: 3

By 1894, Rossetti had

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  • published only a few of the many poems she had written.
  • published all the poems she had written.
  • published more than eleven hundred poems.
  • published over nine hundred poems.
  • not published any of her poems.
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation


Concept: Direct factual question from passage.
Step 1: Locate line.
\[ \text{``had written more than eleven hundred poems and had published over nine hundred of them''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.
The passage clearly states the number of poems published.
Step 3: Option analysis.
  • (A) Incorrect $\times$
  • (B) Incorrect $\times$
  • (C) Incorrect $\times$
  • (D) Correct \checkmark
  • (E) Incorrect $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (D).
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