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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frost returned to America after World War I to find that his books had been published by whom?
(a) Henry Hallows.
(b) Henry Haris.
(c) Henry Hadkins.
(d) Henry Holt.

2. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

3. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?
(a) Have him walk over sand dunes to see her.
(b) Make him a sand dune.
(c) Bury him in sand.
(d) Sting him with sandstorms.

4. What makes the man move from the woods in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
(a) Responsibilities.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Fear.
(d) The snow.

5. How many stanzas are in "Brown's Descent"?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Frost's father hold?

2. What was the subtitle in the original printing of "Departmental"?

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

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

5. Where are all the other animals in "The Runaway"?

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