View a FREE sample

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. In "Mowing," what is Frost using to cut grass?
(a) Weed whacker.
(b) Mower.
(c) Scythe.
(d) Bladed mower.

2. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?
(a) A showmaker.
(b) A miller.
(c) A bookbinder.
(d) A doctor.

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

4. In "Two Tramps in MudTime," Frost reflects on how he loves that water collects in what way before the summer dries it up?
(a) Footprints.
(b) Lakes.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Tree roots.

5. In "Blueberries," what does the Loren family do with the wild blueberries they pick?
(a) Cook them.
(b) Can them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Eat them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the professor in "A Hundred Collars" described?

2. What job did Frost's father hold?

3. Which poem written by Gibson is quoted in the book?

4. "The Vindictives" is about which ancient location?

5. According to the man in "Home Burial," what should be absent in a conversation between two people who really love each other?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 206 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample