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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Housekeeper" is a dialogue between an old woman and a neighbor who is looking for a man named __________.
(a) John.
(b) Jim.
(c) James.
(d) Jesse.

2. In "A Winter Eden," where does Frost see the bright red berries and beasts lounging?
(a) A pear tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) An orange tree.
(d) A lemon tree.

3. What rhyming pattern is used in "Sand Dunes"?
(a) AABB.
(b) BAAB.
(c) ABBA.
(d) ABAB.

4. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?
(a) Searching for herbs.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Picking berries.
(d) Chopping wood.

5. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Universal appeal.
(b) Natural appeal.
(c) Individual appeal.
(d) Timeless appeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Hundred Collars," who converses with the professor?

2. In what pattern are the rhymed stanzas in "The Investment"?

3. At the beginning of "Love and a Question," what does the man coming out of the night ask for?

4. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?

5. What weather phenomena does "Bereft" present?

(see the answer key)

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