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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(c) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.
(d) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.

2. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.
(b) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.

3. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?
(a) The Severn.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Dee.
(d) The Wye.

4. What kind of building is an abbey?
(a) A castle.
(b) A country home.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) A monastery or convent.

5. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his throat.
(b) In his blood.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his bones.

6. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(b) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.
(c) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.
(d) The positive memories created for others.

7. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Competitive to the point of aggression.
(b) Of or related to sports.
(c) Carried away by playful emotion.
(d) Ungovernable, unmanageable.

8. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(b) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(c) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.
(d) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.

9. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five years.

10. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The wreaths of smoke.
(b) The hermit and vagrants.
(c) The unripe fruits.
(d) The entire landscape.

11. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?
(a) Sibilance, litotes.
(b) Anaphora, assonance.
(c) Litotes, anaphora.
(d) Assonance, sibilance.

12. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Hallucination.
(b) Unconsciousness.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Hypnotic trance.

13. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Darkened."
(b) "Dim."
(c) "Lonely."
(d) "Secluded."

14. What kind of image opens the poem?
(a) An auditory image of the water.
(b) A visual image of the mountains.
(c) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.
(d) An olfactory image of smoke.

15. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Anthimeria.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

2. What are "copses" (line 14)?

3. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

4. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?

5. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?

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