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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. According to Untermeyer, what does the poem "North of Boston" do?

2. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?

3. According to "Blueberries," what bird's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable?

4. In "A Hundred Collars," who converses with the professor?

5. In "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do "Death of the Hired Man" and "The Housekeeper" have in common?

2. According to "The Code," what does Frost understand?

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

4. Describe the newspaper collector in "A Hundred Collars."

5. What happened to Frost in 1913?

6. What is an anthologist?

7. What does "House Fear" describe?

8. What was Frost's role in the universities where he taught?

9. What does Frost wonder as he swings the scythe in "Mowing"?

10. What is one example of Frost's poems that was a fable and had a moral?

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

Using specific examples from the poems, explain how Frost shows his love of and sympathy for animals.

Essay Topic 3

Using what Untermeyer states in the book, explain how "The Road Not Taken" is a parallel for Frost's life.

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