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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 is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) A sad song.
(c) Persistent pain.
(d) A difficult burden.

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 stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) Octet.
(b) Octave.
(c) Ottava rima.
(d) Ballade.

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

5. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?
(a) My.
(b) Nearby, this one.
(c) Over there, that one.
(d) You.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?

3. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?

4. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?

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

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