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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. What is described in the opening of "The Wood Pile" ?
(a) The trees.
(b) The woods.
(c) The woodshed.
(d) The wood pile.

2. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. What do the birds in "Our Singing Strength" have to follow?
(a) A plane.
(b) A stream.
(c) A road.
(d) A wooded trail.

4. "Paul's Wife" is Frost's addition to what mythical American story?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) Paul Bunyan.
(c) Blue Bess.
(d) Davy Crockett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Flower Boat." where do the unused fishing dories find themselves?

2. What does the ant meet in "Departmental" ?

3. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?

4. How many stanzas are there in "Design"?

5. In "The Wood Pile," what is winding around the wood pile?

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