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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?
(a) Walking.
(b) Prancing.
(c) Gliding.
(d) Floating.

2. What was the subtitle in the original printing of "Departmental"?
(a) The End of My Ant Justice.
(b) The End of My Ant Jerry.
(c) The End of My Ant Jessica.
(d) The End of My Ant James.

3. On what type of map does the family find a place In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken"?
(a) Detailed.
(b) Topographical.
(c) Digital.
(d) Vague.

4. What is the second thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?
(a) A huckleberry.
(b) A strawberry.
(c) A blueberry.
(d) A blackberry.

5. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?
(a) Pine.
(b) Long-boughed.
(c) Evergreen.
(d) Spruce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "In a Disused Graveyard," why does Frost believe that the stones would believe him if he said men have stopped dying?

2. What mood is created in "Departmental"?

3. In "Tree at My Window," Frost compares the tossing of the tree in the wind to the tossing of the speaker's _______________.

4. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?

5. Who are having a conversation In "The West-Running Brook"?

(see the answer key)

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