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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) At the top of a mountain.
(c) By a river in the foothills.
(d) On the hillside.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?

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

4. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?

5. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

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