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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. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?
(a) A roadside.
(b) A mountain path.
(c) A car park.
(d) A grocery store.

3. In "An Old Man's Winter Night," what does the moon leave on the snow that makes the man think that it is nicer than the sun?
(a) Icicles on the edge of the windows.
(b) Icicles on the edge of the roof.
(c) Icicles on the edge of the patio.
(d) Icicles on the edge of the porch.

4. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?
(a) Grass.
(b) Wire.
(c) Stones.
(d) Wood.

5. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Searching for herbs.
(c) Picking berries.
(d) Hiking.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Home Burial" has the grave of a family's first child within view of what?

2. How long is the road from the bottom of the mountain to the farm in "Brown's Descent"?

3. According to Untermeyer, what does the poem "North of Boston" do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Frost in 1913?

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

4. What is the concluding reflection in "Two Tramps in Mud Time"?

5. How does Untermeyer describe Frost?

6. What does "House Fear" describe?

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

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

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

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

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