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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?
(a) A rock.
(b) A stream.
(c) A wave.
(d) A leaf.

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

5. The friends in "A Boundless Moment" think that the pale thing they saw in the distance is a flower until they remember that it is the month of ________________.
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) June.

6. In the final line of "Bereft" the character says that he has no one left but whom?
(a) Himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His grandchild.
(d) God.

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

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

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

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

11. "A Serious Step Lightly Taken" is a poem written in six four-line ___________.
(a) Couplets.
(b) Stanzas.
(c) Rhymes.
(d) Idylles.

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

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

14. 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 nails.
(c) A series of screws.
(d) A series of dots.

15. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?
(a) Umbrellas.
(b) Building porches.
(c) Bare trees.
(d) Bridges.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the second thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?

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

5. Frost says that the horse in "The Runaway" is shaking its coat like it is shaking off _________________.

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