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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 7 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

2. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Hallucination.
(c) Hypnotic trance.
(d) Unconsciousness.

3. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his stomach.
(b) In his bones.
(c) In his throat.
(d) In his blood.

4. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Carried away by playful emotion.
(b) Of or related to sports.
(c) Ungovernable, unmanageable.
(d) Competitive to the point of aggression.

5. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(c) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(d) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

2. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

3. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?

4. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?

5. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

2. Where has the speaker been for the past five years, and how has the memory of this landscape impacted him?

3. What does the speaker say about the hedge-rows, and what does this reveal about his perspective on the scene?

4. What are two possibilities that the speaker imagines as the origin of the smoke he sees?

5. What two elements does the first stanza mention that contribute to the sense that the scene is unbroken and whole?

6. What does the speaker mean in line 47 when he talks about becoming "a living soul"?

7. What literal and philosophical impact do the cliffs have on the landscape the speaker is viewing?

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