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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

9. "The Vindictives" is about which ancient location?
(a) Ancient Rome.
(b) Ancient Peru.
(c) Ancient Mexico.
(d) Ancient Greece.

10. What was the name of Frost's first book of poetry?
(a) A Friend's Determination.
(b) A Child's Desires.
(c) A Man's Wants.
(d) A Boy's Will.

11. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?
(a) Train ride.
(b) Airplane ride.
(c) Car ride.
(d) Horse ride.

12. In "Brown's Descent" what do the village people use to follow the farmer's actions?
(a) His webcam.
(b) His lantern.
(c) His noises.
(d) His shadow.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the man in "Home Burial," what should be absent in a conversation between two people who really love each other?

2. At the beginning of "Love and a Question," what does the man coming out of the night ask for?

3. "Paul's Wife" is Frost's addition to what mythical American story?

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

5. What magazine did Louis Untermeyer co-found?

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