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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 kind of image opens the poem?
(a) A visual image of the mountains.
(b) An auditory image of the water.
(c) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.
(d) An olfactory image of smoke.

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

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 kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?
(a) Confusion about why the world is the way it is.
(b) Confusion about his own ambitions.
(c) Confusion about his relationships.
(d) Confusion about the difference between philosophy and experience.

5. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?
(a) The smoke's meaning is unclear.
(b) The trees obscure his vision.
(c) He is not sure whether he is imagining the smoke.
(d) The trees are unaware of the people beneath them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

2. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

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

4. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?

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

2. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

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

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

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

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