View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How old was Frost when his first professional poem was published?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

8. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?
(a) Meteroligic verse.
(b) Iambic pentameter.
(c) Free verse.
(d) Haiku.

9. According to "Blueberries," what bird's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable?
(a) Chewink.
(b) Traller.
(c) Dentish.
(d) Sackow.

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

11. How is the professor in "A Hundred Collars" described?
(a) A man who has a large family.
(b) A man who seldom sees his family.
(c) A man who doesn't care about his family.
(d) A man who has no family.

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

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

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

15. In "An Old Man's Winter Night," what does the moon leave on the snow that makes the man think that it is nicer than the sun?
(a) Icicles on the edge of the porch.
(b) Icicles on the edge of the patio.
(c) Icicles on the edge of the windows.
(d) Icicles on the edge of the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award did Frost win from the National Institute of Arts and Letters?

2. What is described in the opening of "The Wood Pile" ?

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

4. In "Birches," Frost says that the ice on the trees looks like the dome of _________ has cracked.

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 430 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample