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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. According to the man in "Home Burial," what should be absent in a conversation between two people who really love each other?
(a) Falsehoods.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Limits.
(d) Secrets.

2. In "The Gum-Gatherer," Frost describes the gum as brown crystals that reveal _______ insides.
(a) Red.
(b) Clear.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

3. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. In the final line of "Bereft" the character says that he has no one left but whom?
(a) His grandchild.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) God.

5. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?
(a) Have him walk over sand dunes to see her.
(b) Sting him with sandstorms.
(c) Make him a sand dune.
(d) Bury him in sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poetic form of "Mowing"?

2. In "An Old Man's Winter Night," what does the moon leave on the snow that makes the man think that it is nicer than the sun?

3. According to Frost's observation in "The Figure in the Doorway," where does the man have all that he needs?

4. How is the professor in "A Hundred Collars" described?

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

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