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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Hired Man and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Frost's observation in "The Figure in the Doorway," where does the man have all that he needs?
(a) His cliff-side retreat.
(b) His large house.
(c) His small cabin.
(d) His van.

2. "Brown's Descent" has a second name. What is it?
(a) The Willy Nilly Slide.
(b) The Without A Doubt Slide.
(c) The Way To Go Slide.
(d) The Wither Thou Goest Slide.

3. Where was Frost first published?
(a) America.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) France.

4. According to the man in "Home Burial," what should be absent in a conversation between two people who really love each other?
(a) Limits.
(b) Falsehoods.
(c) Secrets.
(d) Misunderstandings.

5. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?
(a) A mountain path.
(b) A roadside.
(c) A car park.
(d) A grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Frost's mother hold?

2. What job does the man in "The Tuft of Flowers" hold?

3. In what pattern are the rhymed stanzas in "The Investment"?

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. How old was Frost when he was first published?

(see the answer key)

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