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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stanzas are in "Canis Major"?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

3. Frost says that the horse in "The Runaway" is shaking its coat like it is shaking off _________________.
(a) Flies.
(b) Rain.
(c) A rider.
(d) Mosquitoes.

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

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

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

7. In "The Runaway," what color is the horse as Frost sees it for the first time at the farm?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

8. What do the birds in "Our Singing Strength" have to follow?
(a) A plane.
(b) A road.
(c) A stream.
(d) A wooded trail.

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

10. What color is the flower in "Design"?
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

11. What makes the man move from the woods in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
(a) Sounds.
(b) The snow.
(c) Fear.
(d) Responsibilities.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?

2. What mood is created in "Departmental"?

3. According to Frost, what covers the well's opening In "For Once, Then, Something"?

4. What color was the object beyond Frost's reflection in the well in "For Once, Then, Something"?

5. According to the message of "The Oven Bird," for what kind of things does the bird offer advice?

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