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

2. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?
(a) The poem's nature imagery.
(b) The poem's elevated diction.
(c) The metaphors in the second stanza.
(d) The repeated use of exclamation points.

3. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?
(a) They both compare traveling to a specific time of year.
(b) The both compare music to a geographical location.
(c) They both compare the reaper to a bird.
(d) They both compare the speaker to a traveler.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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