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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?
(a) Evergreen.
(b) Long-boughed.
(c) Pine.
(d) Spruce.

2. How old was Frost when he was first published?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

4. The poem "Neglect" was a product of Frost's work at what academy?
(a) Peweter Academy.
(b) Piston Academy.
(c) Pinkerton Academy.
(d) Pallston Academy.

5. How many poems are in the group entitled "The Hill Wife?"
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

6. "Brown's Descent" has a second name. What is it?
(a) The Willy Nilly Slide.
(b) The Without A Doubt Slide.
(c) The Way To Go Slide.
(d) The Wither Thou Goest Slide.

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

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

9. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?
(a) Wood.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wire.
(d) Stones.

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

11. In what pattern are the rhymed stanzas in "The Investment"?
(a) AAABBA.
(b) ABBA.
(c) AABA.
(d) AABBA.

12. "The Witch of Coos" is written from the perspective of whom?
(a) The hosts.
(b) The victim.
(c) A visitor.
(d) The townspeople.

13. What job did Frost's mother hold?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Industry worker.
(c) School-teacher.
(d) Maid.

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

15. What perspective is "Ghost House" written in?
(a) Third person.
(b) Removed.
(c) Narrative.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Home Burial" has the grave of a family's first child within view of what?

2. Who owns the house where the man asks a question in "Love and a Question"?

3. In "The Lone Striker" why was Frost locked out of the mill?

4. "Snow" has what type of rhythm?

5. According to "Paul's Wife," what was added to the item found in the log?

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