2. What emotion does Frost give to the contemplating bear at the end of "The Bear"?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Fear.

3. What was the subtitle in the original printing of "Departmental"?
(a) The End of My Ant Jerry.
(b) The End of My Ant Jessica.
(c) The End of My Ant Justice.
(d) The End of My Ant James.

4. What happens to the cow in "A Cow in Apple Time"?
(a) She gives birth.
(b) She dies.
(c) She gets stuck jumping over a wall.
(d) Her milk goes dry.

5. In "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?
(a) Floating.
(b) Walking.
(c) Gliding.
(d) Prancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the couple in "Two Look at Two" see standing on the other side of a wall?

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

3. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight," what interacts with the sun to create life?

4. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?

5. How many chilldren call the mountain home in "The Birthplace"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What line does Frost use to close the poem "Hyla Brook"?

2. What is unusual about the bird in "The Oven Bird"?

3. What will the pools in "Spring Pools" give life to?

4. What wish does "The Runaway" end with?

5. What idea about friendship does Frost share in "A Time to Talk"?

6. In "A Minor Bird" what is the conclusion the man comes to?

7. What is asked of the fireman in "Evening in a Sugar Orchard"?

8. What does Frost remind himself of in "The Onset"?

9. In "The White-Tailed Hornet" what is Frost's reflection about humanity?

10. In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken" what has the property seen?

(see the answer keys)

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