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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 "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Clear.
(d) Pink.

2. According to Frost In "Spring Pools," what will happen to the puddles?
(a) They will be sucked into the ground below.
(b) The roots of trees will drink them up.
(c) The kids will splash in them and empty them.
(d) They will evaporate.

3. Who are having a conversation In "The West-Running Brook"?
(a) Man and wife.
(b) A priest and rabbi.
(c) Father and son.
(d) Neighbors.

4. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?
(a) Blowing hot air at the bird.
(b) Cutting down the treest.
(c) Shoot the bird.
(d) Clap his hands.

5. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Universal appeal.
(b) Individual appeal.
(c) Natural appeal.
(d) Timeless appeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?

2. At the beginning of "Love and a Question," what does the man coming out of the night ask for?

3. How many poems are in the group entitled "The Hill Wife?"

4. In "Two Tramps in MudTime," Frost reflects on how he loves that water collects in what way before the summer dries it up?

5. What are the two men in "A Hundred Collars" going to share?

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