Question

Which of the following does Bess, the landlord’s black-eyed daughter in “The Highwayman,” NOT do?

A) Braid her hair at the window sill
B) Hang a warning flag in the window
C) Shoot herself in the chest
D) Get kissed by a lot of soldiers

Answer 1

B) Hang a warning flag in the window

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Highwayman" is one written by Alfred Noyes. This is a narrative poem that tells the tragic love story between a nameless robber and Bess, who is the landlord's black-eyed daughter. In the poem, Bess is a girl who braided her hair on the windowsill, was kissed by many soldiers and shot herself in the chest as a sacrifice for her forbidden love. Bess does not warn her lover of her plans to die, nor does she hang a warning flag on the window, leaving her beloved surprised, and wishing for her own death, with the news of her death.