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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. How many leaves are clinging to the branch in "Looking for a Sunset Bird"?

2. How many stanzas are in "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter"?

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

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

5. What kind of poem is "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the perspective "Canis Major" is written from?

3. What line does Frost use to close the poem "Hyla Brook"?

4. What does Frost remind himself of in "The Onset"?

5. Why does the character in "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter" circle the tree?

6. In "A Minor Bird" what is the conclusion the man comes to?

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

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

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

10. What does the poem "Departmental" describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is a fable? How does Frost use fables in his poetry? Use examples from the poems to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What does Frost do to bring the ordinary thoughts of people to life in his poems? Cite examples from the poems to support your answer.

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