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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 "A Patch of Old Snow," what is compared to the snow patch?
(a) A letter.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A book.
(d) A magazine.

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

3. What makes the man move from the woods in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
(a) Sounds.
(b) Responsibilities.
(c) The snow.
(d) Fear.

4. In "Tree at My Window," what concern creates a kinship between the speaker and the tree?
(a) Inner and outer beauty.
(b) Inner and outer weather.
(c) Inner and outer feelings.
(d) Inner and outer peace.

5. What shape is the city in "A Brook in the City?"
(a) Circle.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Square.
(d) Rectangle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?

2. What type of bird won the blue ribbon In "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?

3. In "The Flower Boat." where do the unused fishing dories find themselves?

4. Where are all the other animals in "The Runaway"?

5. "The Runaway" is about a young horse who is not used to snow in _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the poem "Departmental" describe?

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

4. What is Frost paying tribute to in "Sand Dunes"?

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

6. How does Frost describe the constellation in "Canis Major"?

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

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

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

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

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