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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 contrasts the bent birches in "Birches" to what?
(a) The straight grass.
(b) The flowing wind.
(c) The straight trees.
(d) The bent willow trees.

2. What was the name of Frost's first book of poetry?
(a) A Friend's Determination.
(b) A Child's Desires.
(c) A Man's Wants.
(d) A Boy's Will.

3. In "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?
(a) Floating.
(b) Gliding.
(c) Prancing.
(d) Walking.

4. What emotion does Frost give to the contemplating bear at the end of "The Bear"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sadness.

5. How long is the road from the bottom of the mountain to the farm in "Brown's Descent"?
(a) Two miles.
(b) One mile.
(c) One and a half miles.
(d) Three miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?

2. What rhyming pattern is used in "Sand Dunes"?

3. Frost says that the horse in "The Runaway" is shaking its coat like it is shaking off _________________.

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

5. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight," what interacts with the sun to create life?

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