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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Stopping By the Woods and Other Places.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The neighbor in "Mending Wall" says repeatedly that "good fences make __________."
(a) Good neighbors.
(b) Good animals.
(c) Good distances.
(d) Good property.

2. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?
(a) Nature.
(b) Life.
(c) Truth.
(d) Faith.

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

4. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?
(a) A car park.
(b) A mountain path.
(c) A roadside.
(d) A grocery store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lone Striker" why was Frost locked out of the mill?

2. How many sets of five lines are contained in "Bereft"?

3. What award did Frost win from the National Institute of Arts and Letters?

4. In the poem "In a Disused Graveyard," why does Frost believe that the stones would believe him if he said men have stopped dying?

5. In "Birches," Frost says that the ice on the trees looks like the dome of _________ has cracked.

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