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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. How long is the road from the bottom of the mountain to the farm in "Brown's Descent"?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) One and a half miles.
(d) One mile.

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

3. According to Untermeyer, what does the poem "North of Boston" do?
(a) Talks.
(b) Sings.
(c) Cries.
(d) Laughs.

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

5. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?
(a) The forest.
(b) The beach.
(c) The lake.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Old Man's Winter Night," what does the moon leave on the snow that makes the man think that it is nicer than the sun?

2. Frost returned to America after World War I to find that his books had been published by whom?

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

4. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?

5. "Brown's Descent" has a second name. What is it?

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