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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

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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