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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Solitary Reaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?
(a) In a valley.
(b) On the hillside.
(c) At the top of a mountain.
(d) By a river in the foothills.

2. What technique is evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Apology.

3. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?
(a) Unmarried.
(b) Honest.
(c) Simple.
(d) Alone.

4. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?
(a) Travelers.
(b) The speaker.
(c) The reaper.
(d) Shepherds.

5. In the fourth stanza, when the speaker finally places himself in the scene, what is it clear he is there to do?
(a) He is there to confess his love for the woman.
(b) He is delivering supplies.
(c) He is working on a farm.
(d) He is out walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young woman doing in the field?

2. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?

3. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?

4. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?

5. Besides that the reaper may be singing about some terrible moment in history, what else does the speaker guess she might be singing about?

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