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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Frost grow up in?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Monterey.

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

3. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?
(a) Wood.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wire.
(d) Stones.

4. 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 roof.
(c) Icicles on the edge of the windows.
(d) Icicles on the edge of the patio.

5. What is the name for a person who uses a part to suggest the whole?
(a) Methalogist.
(b) Partologist.
(c) Symparticolist.
(d) Synecdochist.

6. In "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Clear.

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

8. What perspective is "Ghost House" written in?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Narrative.
(d) Removed.

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

10. "The Housekeeper" is a dialogue between an old woman and a neighbor who is looking for a man named __________.
(a) Jesse.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Jim.

11. What was one of Frost's occupations?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Cow hearder.
(d) News writer.

12. What are the two men in "A Hundred Collars" going to share?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A boarding room.
(c) A house.
(d) An apartment.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?

3. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?

4. What is "The Telephone" about?

5. What job did Frost's mother hold?

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