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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. "Home Burial" has the grave of a family's first child within view of what?
(a) A landing window.
(b) The back porch.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The front door.

2. "Paul's Wife" is Frost's addition to what mythical American story?
(a) Blue Bess.
(b) Davy Crockett.
(c) Paul Bunyan.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

3. Where was the first farm that Frost bought?
(a) New York.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Vermont.

4. The conclusion of "The Tuft of Flowers" is that men work together whether ________ or _________.
(a) They appreciate it or not.
(b) They know it or not.
(c) They are together or apart.
(d) They see it or believe it.

5. Where was Frost first published?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many couplets are in "The Tuft of Flowers"?

2. What job did Frost's father hold?

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

4. According to Frost's observation in "The Figure in the Doorway," where does the man have all that he needs?

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

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