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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 "The Runaway," what color is the horse as Frost sees it for the first time at the farm?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

2. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Natural appeal.
(b) Universal appeal.
(c) Individual appeal.
(d) Timeless appeal.

3. What do the birds in "Our Singing Strength" have to follow?
(a) A wooded trail.
(b) A road.
(c) A plane.
(d) A stream.

4. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?
(a) Life.
(b) Nature.
(c) Truth.
(d) Faith.

5. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Bare trees.
(c) Umbrellas.
(d) Building porches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?

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

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

4. What shape is the city in "A Brook in the City?"

5. On what type of map does the family find a place In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the man and wife want to do with the brook in "The West-Running Brook"?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the main focus of "A Brook in the City"?

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

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

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

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