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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. In "Two Tramps in MudTime," Frost reflects on how he loves that water collects in what way before the summer dries it up?
(a) Tree roots.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Lakes.

2. In "Blueberries," what does the Loren family do with the wild blueberries they pick?
(a) Cook them.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Can them.
(d) Eat them.

3. What job did Frost's mother hold?
(a) Industry worker.
(b) School-teacher.
(c) Maid.
(d) Nurse.

4. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Free verse.
(c) Iambic pentameter.
(d) Meteroligic verse.

5. Which poem written by Gibson is quoted in the book?
(a) The Golden Meeting.
(b) The Golden Room.
(c) The Golden Hour.
(d) The Golden Minds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Frost returned to America after World War I to find that his books had been published by whom?

3. What was one of Frost's occupations?

4. What is "The Telephone" about?

5. "Paul's Wife" is Frost's addition to what mythical American story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What praise did Amy Lowell give to the poem"The Wood Pile"?

3. What does "Revelation" describe?

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

5. How does Untermeyer describe Frost?

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

7. What statement does "The Investment" make?

8. What happened to Frost in 1913?

9. What is one example of Frost's poems that was a fable and had a moral?

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

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