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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. According to "Blueberries," what bird's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable?
(a) Dentish.
(b) Chewink.
(c) Traller.
(d) Sackow.

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

3. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?
(a) Car ride.
(b) Airplane ride.
(c) Horse ride.
(d) Train ride.

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

5. What award did Frost win from the National Institute of Arts and Letters?
(a) The Platinum Book.
(b) The Lifetime Achievement Award.
(c) The Gold Medal.
(d) The Literary Master Award.

Short Answer Questions

1. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?

2. How many stanzas are in "Brown's Descent"?

3. "The Vindictives" is about which ancient location?

4. What job did Frost's father hold?

5. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Snow," why does the husband suggest they forgive the pastor?

3. Why does Untermeyer believe that "Love and a Question" places Frost in the company of the world's classic poets?

4. How does Untermeyer describe Frost?

5. What does the man in "The Star-Splitter" do to his house and why?

6. What was Frost's role in the universities where he taught?

7. How did Frost get his name?

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

9. What does "Revelation" describe?

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

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