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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. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?

2. What color is the flower in "Design"?

3. What is the farmer urged towards in "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?

4. According to Frost, what covers the well's opening In "For Once, Then, Something"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the town the character in "The Census-Taker" is responsible for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the cow do in "A Cow in Apple Time" once she is on a sugar high?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "The Golden Room" and what does it show about Frost?

Essay Topic 2

What role does morality have in Frost's poetry? Use examples from the poems to strengthen your answer.

Essay Topic 3

A lot of Frost's poems are symbolic. What role does the weather play in Frost's poems? Use at least four specific examples in your answer.

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