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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 7 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Stands of trees and brush.
(b) Spots of contrasting color.
(c) The decayed remains of buildings.
(d) Shallow dips in the landscape.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

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

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

4. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?

5. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the speaker say about the hedge-rows, and what does this reveal about his perspective on the scene?

2. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

3. Where has the speaker been for the past five years, and how has the memory of this landscape impacted him?

4. What two elements does the first stanza mention that contribute to the sense that the scene is unbroken and whole?

5. What literal and philosophical impact do the cliffs have on the landscape the speaker is viewing?

6. What does the speaker mean in line 47 when he talks about becoming "a living soul"?

7. What are two possibilities that the speaker imagines as the origin of the smoke he sees?

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