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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Scotland.
(d) Wales.

2. In the lines "Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow / For old, unhappy, far-off things," what does "plaintive numbers" refer to (lines 18-19)?
(a) Time and history.
(b) The reaper's personal experience.
(c) The song.
(d) The reaper's tears.

3. Where are "the farthest Hebrides" (line 16)?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Chile.
(c) Australia.
(d) Russia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?

4. 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"?

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

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