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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?
(a) With brush for the goats.
(b) Covered in trees.
(c) Rocky and harsh.
(d) Slippery and snowy.

2. What is the second thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?
(a) A blueberry.
(b) A blackberry.
(c) A strawberry.
(d) A huckleberry.

3. What weather phenomena does "Bereft" present?
(a) The snow.
(b) The wind.
(c) The sun.
(d) The rain.

4. What kind of poem is "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Epic.
(d) Love.

5. What was the subtitle in the original printing of "Departmental"?
(a) The End of My Ant Jerry.
(b) The End of My Ant Jessica.
(c) The End of My Ant James.
(d) The End of My Ant Justice.

6. Who is the bear contemplating at the end of "The Bear"?
(a) Tacitus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sophecles.
(d) Aristotle.

7. "The Runaway" is about a young horse who is not used to snow in _______________.
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New England.
(c) New York.
(d) New London.

8. Where are all the other animals in "The Runaway"?
(a) In the house.
(b) Out at work.
(c) In their stalls.
(d) There are no other animals.

9. What happens to the cow in "A Cow in Apple Time"?
(a) She gives birth.
(b) Her milk goes dry.
(c) She gets stuck jumping over a wall.
(d) She dies.

10. What does a census count?
(a) Flowers.
(b) People.
(c) Animals.
(d) Cars.

11. According to Frost In "Spring Pools," what will happen to the puddles?
(a) They will be sucked into the ground below.
(b) The roots of trees will drink them up.
(c) The kids will splash in them and empty them.
(d) They will evaporate.

12. According to Frost, which building stays white in "The Onset"?
(a) A school.
(b) A church.
(c) A library.
(d) A courthouse.

13. What do the fireflies want to be In "Fireflies in the Garden"?
(a) Stars.
(b) Human.
(c) Loved.
(d) Bigger.

14. In "The Flower Boat." where do the unused fishing dories find themselves?
(a) In the junkyard.
(b) On lawns.
(c) Adrift.
(d) In the landfill.

15. On what type of map does the family find a place In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken"?
(a) Topographical.
(b) Vague.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Digital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the ant meet in "Departmental" ?

2. What is the couple doing in "Two Look at Two"?

3. In "Tree at My Window," Frost compares the tossing of the tree in the wind to the tossing of the speaker's _______________.

4. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?

5. In the poem "In a Disused Graveyard," why does Frost believe that the stones would believe him if he said men have stopped dying?

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