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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rhyming pattern is used in "Sand Dunes"?
(a) ABAB.
(b) ABBA.
(c) AABB.
(d) BAAB.

2. How many stanzas are in "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

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

4. What feeling does the ant in "Departmental" display when he comes across a dead member of his hive?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Love.
(d) Unconcern.

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

6. In "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?
(a) Floating.
(b) Walking.
(c) Prancing.
(d) Gliding.

7. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

8. What is the farmer urged towards in "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?
(a) Excess.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Riches.
(d) Greed.

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

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

11. What do the singing birds want to come out of the ground in "Our Singing Strength"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Grass.
(c) Worms.
(d) Trees.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many sets of five lines are contained in "Bereft"?

3. In "Tree at My Window," what concern creates a kinship between the speaker and the tree?

4. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?

5. In "A Winter Eden," where does Frost see the bright red berries and beasts lounging?

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