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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. According to Frost, which building stays white in "The Onset"?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A courthouse.
(d) A church.

2. In "The Bear," what word is used to describe the bear's movement over boulders?
(a) Pouncing.
(b) Lumbering.
(c) Stalking.
(d) Walking.

3. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?
(a) Cutting down the treest.
(b) Blowing hot air at the bird.
(c) Shoot the bird.
(d) Clap his hands.

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

5. In what pattern are the rhymed stanzas in "The Investment"?
(a) ABBA.
(b) AAABBA.
(c) AABBA.
(d) AABA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?

2. According to Frost, what covers the well's opening In "For Once, Then, Something"?

3. In "A Patch of Old Snow," what is compared to the snow patch?

4. How many stanzas are in "Brown's Descent"?

5. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?

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