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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Frost's observation in "The Figure in the Doorway," where does the man have all that he needs?
(a) His van.
(b) His large house.
(c) His cliff-side retreat.
(d) His small cabin.

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

3. In "The Wood Pile," what is winding around the wood pile?
(a) Clematis.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Moss.
(d) Ivy.

4. Who is moving into the house in "The Investment?"
(a) A small family.
(b) An older couple.
(c) A young couple.
(d) A group of college students.

5. How much money did Frost receive for his first professional poem?
(a) $30.
(b) $20.
(c) $15.
(d) $25.

6. According to "Paul's Wife," what was added to the item found in the log?
(a) Wine.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Sand.

7. Where was the first farm that Frost bought?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New York.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

9. Where was Frost born?
(a) Utah.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) California.

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

11. How many couplets are in "The Tuft of Flowers"?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

12. "Snow" has what type of rhythm?
(a) Conversational.
(b) Dialectic.
(c) Free.
(d) Iambic.

13. "Blueberries" deals with the life and economy of whom?
(a) Herders.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Ranchers.
(d) Farmers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Tuft of Flowers," what animal does the man follow to the flowers?

2. According to the older man, what is at the top of the mountain in "The Mountain"?

3. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?

4. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?

5. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?

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