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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 "Canis Major," in what manner does the constellation move from east to west?

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

3. Frost says that the horse in "The Runaway" is shaking its coat like it is shaking off _________________.

4. In the final line of "Bereft" the character says that he has no one left but whom?

5. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the character confess in the final line of "Bereft"?

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

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

5. What idea about friendship does Frost share in "A Time to Talk"?

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

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

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

9. In "The White-Tailed Hornet" what is Frost's reflection about humanity?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Frost's poems analogies for the strength of America? Give at least three specific examples and explain their meaning.

Essay Topic 2

How does Frost use comparisons? Give at least one example from a poem of the following and explain its effectiveness and meaning: simile, metaphor, and analogy.

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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