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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 do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?
(a) Fading memories.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Failing vision.
(d) Shallow relationships.

2. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Platitude.
(d) Elision.

3. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?
(a) The "still sad music of the past."
(b) The "still sad music of philosophy."
(c) The "still sad music of the spheres."
(d) The "still sad music of humanity."

4. What is a "roe" (line 69)?
(a) A fish.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A deer.
(d) A wild boar.

5. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Elision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is employed when the speaker says he cannot "paint" the person he used to be?

2. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?

3. Which is the best definition of "perplexity" in the context of line 62?

4. Which technique is used in the phrase "the fever of the world" in line 55?

5. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "sad perplexity" the speaker feels in line 62?

2. What evidence does the speaker provide that demonstrates how much he enjoyed the sensations of nature when he was younger?

3. What does the speaker say he is gaining from looking at the scene, besides "present pleasure" (65)?

4. In the third verse paragraph, what argument does the speaker have with himself?

5. In what ways does the speaker compare himself to an animal?

6. What comment does the speaker make about his motivations for being in nature when he was younger?

7. What does the speaker say he now sees in nature that he did not see when he was younger?

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