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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. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?
(a) The beach.
(b) The forest.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The lake.

2. How much money did Frost receive for his first professional poem?
(a) $25.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $30.

3. Who owns the house where the man asks a question in "Love and a Question"?
(a) A couple with their first child.
(b) A newly widowed woman.
(c) An older couple.
(d) A newly married couple.

4. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?
(a) Spruce.
(b) Long-boughed.
(c) Evergreen.
(d) Pine.

5. At the beginning of "Love and a Question," what does the man coming out of the night ask for?
(a) A ride.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for a person who uses a part to suggest the whole?

2. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?

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

4. In "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.

5. In "The Tuft of Flowers," what animal does the man follow to the flowers?

(see the answer key)

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