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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Hired Man and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Frost's mother hold?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Industry worker.
(c) School-teacher.
(d) Maid.

2. Where was the first farm that Frost bought?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New York.

3. What job did Frost's father hold?
(a) Banker.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

4. What was the name of Frost's first book of poetry?
(a) A Child's Desires.
(b) A Friend's Determination.
(c) A Boy's Will.
(d) A Man's Wants.

5. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in the opening of "The Wood Pile" ?

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

3. How old was Frost when his first professional poem was published?

4. How many couplets are in "The Tuft of Flowers"?

5. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?

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