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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 is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(b) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(c) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.
(d) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.

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

3. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?
(a) Passing from one phase of matter into another.
(b) Complete and total.
(c) Transcendent experience.
(d) To purify or refine.

4. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?
(a) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) John Keats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

2. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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