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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 poem written by Gibson is quoted in the book?
(a) The Golden Meeting.
(b) The Golden Hour.
(c) The Golden Room.
(d) The Golden Minds.

2. In "The Wood Pile," what is winding around the wood pile?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Moss.
(d) Clematis.

3. What job does the man in "The Tuft of Flowers" hold?
(a) Bookkeeper.
(b) Garden-tender.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Doorman.

4. What is the name for a person who uses a part to suggest the whole?
(a) Partologist.
(b) Synecdochist.
(c) Symparticolist.
(d) Methalogist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Frost receive for his first professional poem?

2. "Paul's Wife" is Frost's addition to what mythical American story?

3. What city did Frost grow up in?

4. Who is moving into the house in "The Investment?"

5. According to "Blueberries," what bird's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable?

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