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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?
(a) The first.
(b) The third.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The second.

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

3. In which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The second.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

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

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 stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?

2. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?

3. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?

4. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?

5. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

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