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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. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) He can see more clearly without using his vision.
(b) He can understand more thoroughly without using his mind.
(c) He can move more quickly without using his body.
(d) He can exercise more discipline without using his will power.

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

3. 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 surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(c) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.
(d) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.

4. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The wreaths of smoke.
(b) The unripe fruits.
(c) The entire landscape.
(d) The hermit and vagrants.

5. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(b) Spots of contrasting color.
(c) The decayed remains of buildings.
(d) Stands of trees and brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

2. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?

3. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?

4. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

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