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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?
(a) The forest.
(b) The lake.
(c) The beach.
(d) The mountains.

2. What job does the man in "The Tuft of Flowers" hold?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Garden-tender.
(d) Bookkeeper.

3. What was the name of Frost's first book of poetry?
(a) A Friend's Determination.
(b) A Man's Wants.
(c) A Boy's Will.
(d) A Child's Desires.

4. Where was the first farm that Frost bought?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New York.
(d) Rhode Island.

5. Who is moving into the house in "The Investment?"
(a) An older couple.
(b) A small family.
(c) A group of college students.
(d) A young couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Witch of Coos" is written from the perspective of whom?

2. What job did Frost's father hold?

3. In "Brown's Descent" what do the village people use to follow the farmer's actions?

4. Who owns the house where the man asks a question in "Love and a Question"?

5. The conclusion of "The Tuft of Flowers" is that men work together whether ________ or _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "House Fear" describe?

2. "The Tuft of Flowers" brings what aspects of the workaday to life?

3. Describe the newspaper collector in "A Hundred Collars."

4. What is an anthologist?

5. How did the men punish their enemies in "The Vindictives"?

6. What statement does "The Investment" make?

7. What do "Death of the Hired Man" and "The Housekeeper" have in common?

8. What was the first sound Paul's wife made, according to "Paul's Wife"?

9. What is "Brown's Descent" about?

10. What is the observation that begins "Birches"?

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