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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. What is the farmer urged towards in "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?
(a) Greed.
(b) Excess.
(c) Riches.
(d) Prudence.

2. According to "Waspish," what does the wasp possess a lot of as it stretches?
(a) Self-confidence.
(b) Self-awareness.
(c) Self-assurance.
(d) Selfishness.

3. What is the couple doing in "Two Look at Two"?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Biking.
(c) Napping.
(d) Swinging.

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

5. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?
(a) A wave.
(b) A stream.
(c) A leaf.
(d) A rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?

2. What rhyming pattern is used in "Sand Dunes"?

3. In "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?

4. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?

5. What mood is created in "Departmental"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What miracle foes "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" contemplate?

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

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

4. What is the observation Frost closes with in "The Bear"?

5. What happens to the town the character in "The Census-Taker" is responsible for?

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

7. What does Frost observe about fireflies in "Fireflies in the Garden"?

8. What does the couple feel at the end of "Two Look at Two"?

9. What does the character confess in the final line of "Bereft"?

10. Why does the character in "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter" circle the tree?

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