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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Frost's mother hold?

2. What job does the man in "The Tuft of Flowers" hold?

3. What city did Frost grow up in?

4. In what year was Frost born?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the observation that begins "Birches"?

2. What does the man in "The Star-Splitter" do to his house and why?

3. What happened to Frost in 1913?

4. How did Frost get his name?

5. What is an anthologist?

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

7. Why does Untermeyer believe that "Love and a Question" places Frost in the company of the world's classic poets?

8. What is "Brown's Descent" about?

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

10. What statement does "The Investment" make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Lesson for Today," Frost says that he "had a lover's quarrel with the world." How do his other poems support, or not support, this statement? Use examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There are many instances of trees in Frost's poetry. Explain what the trees symbolize in the poems. How is the symbolism a reflection on the emotions of the poem? Cite at least five examples in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How did Frost's jobs influence his poetry? Use examples from the book and poems to support your answer.

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