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

2. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?
(a) To limit or define.
(b) To force compliance.
(c) To drive or motivate action.
(d) To inspire and improve.

3. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?
(a) All things are unified and guided by a single spiritual force.
(b) Nature is far more mysterious than most people understand.
(c) It is natural for people to get more philosophical and less emotional as they age.
(d) Although essentially amoral, nature can still teach humans important lessons.

4. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?
(a) Clouded vision.
(b) Narrowing canyon.
(c) Pounding heart.
(d) Rushing water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the speaker primarily relate to nature when he was younger?

2. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?

3. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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