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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. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?
(a) Iambic pentameter.
(b) Meteroligic verse.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Free verse.

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

3. In what year was Frost born?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1876.

4. The poem "Neglect" was a product of Frost's work at what academy?
(a) Pallston Academy.
(b) Piston Academy.
(c) Pinkerton Academy.
(d) Peweter Academy.

5. How old was Frost when he was first published?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?

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

3. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?

4. How many stanzas are in "Brown's Descent"?

5. How long is the road from the bottom of the mountain to the farm in "Brown's Descent"?

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