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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the young woman doing in the field?
(a) Harvesting a grain crop.
(b) Watching over grazing sheep.
(c) Watching the speaker from the hillside.
(d) Pushing a cart down a path.

2. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?
(a) A narrative poem written in couplets.
(b) A reclining position.
(c) Tune or song.
(d) A plan or pattern.

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

4. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?
(a) Interrogative.
(b) Imperative.
(c) Subjunctive.
(d) Indicative.

5. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?
(a) "For old, unhappy, far-off things" (line 19).
(b) "I listened, motionless and still" (line 29).
(c) "Stop here, or gently pass" (line 4).
(d) "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?

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

4. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?

5. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?

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