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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. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?

2. According to the older man, what is at the top of the mountain in "The Mountain"?

3. In "Birches," Frost says that the ice on the trees looks like the dome of _________ has cracked.

4. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the concluding reflection in "Two Tramps in Mud Time"?

3. How does Untermeyer describe Frost?

4. What statement does "The Investment" make?

5. What was the first sound Paul's wife made, according to "Paul's Wife"?

6. What is an anthologist?

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

8. What praise did Amy Lowell give to the poem"The Wood Pile"?

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

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

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 examples from the poems, explain who Frost was writing to when he wrote his love poem. How can you tell?

Essay Topic 3

Using specific examples from the various poems, explain how Frost is, or is not, a synecdochist.

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