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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Country Things and Other Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Hundred Collars," who converses with the professor?
(a) Newspaper collector.
(b) Newspaper writer.
(c) Newspaper seller.
(d) Newspaper editor.

2. "The Grindstone" tells of a stone whetting wheel that sits under what type of tree?
(a) Fir.
(b) Maple.
(c) Pine.
(d) Apple.

3. According to the older man, what is at the top of the mountain in "The Mountain"?
(a) A cliff.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A cave.

4. According to Frost, which building stays white in "The Onset"?
(a) A courthouse.
(b) A school.
(c) A library.
(d) A church.

5. In "Tree at My Window," what concern creates a kinship between the speaker and the tree?
(a) Inner and outer feelings.
(b) Inner and outer weather.
(c) Inner and outer beauty.
(d) Inner and outer peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?

2. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?

3. Untermeyer says that Frost is universally appealing as a poet because he puts ______________________into words.

4. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?

5. The neighbor in "Mending Wall" says repeatedly that "good fences make __________."

(see the answer key)

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