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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To The Thawing Wind" what does Frost ask the wind to bring into his study?
(a) A breeze.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Smells.
(d) Fresh air.

2. What award did Frost win from the National Institute of Arts and Letters?
(a) The Lifetime Achievement Award.
(b) The Literary Master Award.
(c) The Platinum Book.
(d) The Gold Medal.

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

4. What is described in the opening of "The Wood Pile" ?
(a) The wood pile.
(b) The woodshed.
(c) The woods.
(d) The trees.

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

6. What is "The Telephone" about?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

7. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?
(a) Picking berries.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Searching for herbs.

8. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A bookbinder.
(c) A miller.
(d) A showmaker.

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

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

11. Who is the narrator of "Mending Wall?"
(a) The boy.
(b) The older speaker.
(c) The girl.
(d) The younger speaker.

12. What magazine did Louis Untermeyer co-found?
(a) The Seven Senses.
(b) The Seven Lines.
(c) The Seven Arts.
(d) The Seven Words.

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

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

15. What job did Frost's father hold?
(a) Banker.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two men in "A Hundred Collars" going to share?

2. "Snow" has what type of rhythm?

3. "Blueberries" deals with the life and economy of whom?

4. In "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.

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

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