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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 delivering supplies.
(b) He is there to confess his love for the woman.
(c) He is out walking.
(d) He is working on a farm.

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

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

4. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?
(a) The Hebrides.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

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?
(a) Ordinary, everyday troubles.
(b) Love and romance.
(c) Modern political events.
(d) The beauty of the Highlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are "the farthest Hebrides" (line 16)?

2. What is subtly appropriate about the meter in lines 25 and 26, "Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang / As if her song could have no ending"?

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

4. In which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?

5. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?

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