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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "sickle" in line 28?
(a) A sharp cutting tool.
(b) A tied sheaf of grain.
(c) A mark dyed into wool to track sheep.
(d) A handle used to pull a cart.

2. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?
(a) They are all questions.
(b) They are all periodic sentences.
(c) They are all run-ons.
(d) They are all fragments.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?

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

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

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

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