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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the amount of the down payment on the land in "A Serious Step Taken Lightly"?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) One thousand dollars.

2. How many sets of five lines are contained in "Bereft"?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. In "The Bear," what word is used to describe the bear's movement over boulders?
(a) Pouncing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Stalking.
(d) Lumbering.

4. What does the ant meet in "Departmental" ?
(a) Dog.
(b) Moth.
(c) Cat.
(d) Mouse.

5. According to Frost, what covers the well's opening In "For Once, Then, Something"?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Moss.
(c) Fern.
(d) Ivy.

6. What is the first thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?
(a) A series of nuts.
(b) A series of screws.
(c) A series of dots.
(d) A series of nails.

7. In "Tree at My Window," Frost compares the tossing of the tree in the wind to the tossing of the speaker's _______________.
(a) A pool.
(b) Life.
(c) Dreams.
(d) School.

8. According to "Waspish," what does the wasp possess a lot of as it stretches?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Self-assurance.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Self-confidence.

9. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Individual appeal.
(b) Universal appeal.
(c) Timeless appeal.
(d) Natural appeal.

10. In which line does "Hyla Brook" present its thesis?
(a) 12th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 15th.

11. What color was the object beyond Frost's reflection in the well in "For Once, Then, Something"?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

12. How many leaves are clinging to the branch in "Looking for a Sunset Bird"?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

13. What is scattered in the poem "Evening in a Sugar Orchard"?
(a) Stars.
(b) Love.
(c) Fruit.
(d) People.

14. What type of bird won the blue ribbon In "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?
(a) Rooster.
(b) Hen.
(c) Goose.
(d) Duck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Frost give to the contemplating bear at the end of "The Bear"?

2. How many stanzas are there in "Design"?

3. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?

4. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?

5. What kind of poem is "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same"?

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