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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

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

3. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

4. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

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

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 mean in line 47 when he talks about becoming "a living soul"?

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

6. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

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

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