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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Runaway," what color is the horse as Frost sees it for the first time at the farm?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

2. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?
(a) Covered in trees.
(b) Rocky and harsh.
(c) Slippery and snowy.
(d) With brush for the goats.

3. What do the birds in "Our Singing Strength" have to follow?
(a) A stream.
(b) A wooded trail.
(c) A road.
(d) A plane.

4. What magazine did Louis Untermeyer co-found?
(a) The Seven Senses.
(b) The Seven Lines.
(c) The Seven Arts.
(d) The Seven Words.

5. In "The Bear," Frost says that men are in constant conflict between their mind and _________.
(a) Their faith.
(b) Their bodies.
(c) Their beliefs.
(d) Their mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tree at My Window," what concern creates a kinship between the speaker and the tree?

2. "Brown's Descent" has a second name. What is it?

3. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?

4. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?

5. What do the singing birds want to come out of the ground in "Our Singing Strength"?

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