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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Country Things and Other Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Untermeyer says that Frost is universally appealing as a poet because he puts ______________________into words.
(a) Emotions everyone has felt.
(b) The truth with a lot of emotion.
(c) Emotions no one likes.
(d) The truth without emotion.

3. According to the speaker, what do the trees want to do in "The Sound of the Trees"?
(a) Help him.
(b) Fall down.
(c) Go somewhere.
(d) Be something else.

4. In which line does "Hyla Brook" present its thesis?
(a) 14th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 15th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?

2. The poem "Neglect" was a product of Frost's work at what academy?

3. What is the farmer urged towards in "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?

4. According to Frost, which building stays white in "The Onset"?

5. Who makes the house beautiful in "The Need of Being Versed in Country Things"?

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