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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. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Pleonasm.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. What kind of building is an abbey?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A castle.
(c) A monastery or convent.
(d) A country home.

3. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Lonely."
(b) "Dim."
(c) "Secluded."
(d) "Darkened."

4. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Oak.

5. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?
(a) The Wye.
(b) The Dee.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Severn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are "copses" (line 14)?

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

4. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?

5. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

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

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

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