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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Untermeyer, what does the poem "North of Boston" do?
(a) Sings.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Talks.

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

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

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

5. In "Two Tramps in MudTime," Frost reflects on how he loves that water collects in what way before the summer dries it up?
(a) Footprints.
(b) Lakes.
(c) Tree roots.
(d) Rivers.

6. The neighbor in "Mending Wall" says repeatedly that "good fences make __________."
(a) Good neighbors.
(b) Good distances.
(c) Good property.
(d) Good animals.

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

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

9. In "The Lone Striker" why was Frost locked out of the mill?
(a) He was out of uniform.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He was in a fight.
(d) He was tardy.

10. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?
(a) A mountain path.
(b) A car park.
(c) A roadside.
(d) A grocery store.

11. In "A Hundred Collars," who converses with the professor?
(a) Newspaper seller.
(b) Newspaper collector.
(c) Newspaper writer.
(d) Newspaper editor.

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

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

14. What is the poetic form of "Mowing"?
(a) Song.
(b) Ode.
(c) Epic.
(d) Sonnet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mowing," what is Frost using to cut grass?

2. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?

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

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

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

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