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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 58-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In line 32, “frost bound the ground, hail fell on the earth,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Where do they walk whom the narrator says endure things unknown by those blessed with ease (ll. 55-57)?
(a) Highways of heaven.
(b) Roads of riun.
(c) Paths of exile.
(d) Streets of the city.

3. Which of the following came from the north (l. 31)?
(a) Wind.
(b) Attack.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rain.

4. The narrator remarks that none “could bring consolation to my desolate soul” (l. 26). How many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are in the line?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What happens to the earth's nobility (l. 89)?
(a) It eats.
(b) It goes away.
(c) It withers.
(d) It increases.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note is a favorable state (ll. 39-43)?

2. Line 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” offers an example of which of the following?

3. Per the narrator, what "is the best eulogy" (ll. 72-73)?

4. The narrator describes hail as which of the following (ll. 32-33)?

5. To what end does the narrator note he is driven (ll. 36-38)?

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