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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "The Bear," Frost says that men are in constant conflict between their mind and _________.
(a) Their beliefs.
(b) Their faith.
(c) Their mood.
(d) Their bodies.

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

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

8. In "Tree at My Window," what concern creates a kinship between the speaker and the tree?
(a) Inner and outer beauty.
(b) Inner and outer peace.
(c) Inner and outer weather.
(d) Inner and outer feelings.

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

10. What mood is created in "Departmental"?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Satirical.

11. In "A Winter Eden," where does Frost see the bright red berries and beasts lounging?
(a) A lemon tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) An orange tree.
(d) A pear tree.

12. What emotion does Frost give to the contemplating bear at the end of "The Bear"?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Happiness.

13. What is the couple doing in "Two Look at Two"?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Biking.
(c) Napping.
(d) Swinging.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Runaway," what color is the horse as Frost sees it for the first time at the farm?

2. During what season does the bird sing in "The Oven Bird"?

3. How many stanzas are in "Canis Major"?

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

5. In "The Bear," what word is used to describe the bear's movement over boulders?

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