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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 feeling does the ant in "Departmental" display when he comes across a dead member of his hive?
(a) Unconcern.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Love.

2. "The Vindictives" is about which ancient location?
(a) Ancient Greece.
(b) Ancient Rome.
(c) Ancient Peru.
(d) Ancient Mexico.

3. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?
(a) A rock.
(b) A stream.
(c) A wave.
(d) A leaf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Frost grow up in?

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

3. Who is the bear contemplating at the end of "The Bear"?

4. Frost returned to America after World War I to find that his books had been published by whom?

5. In which line does "Hyla Brook" present its thesis?

(see the answer key)

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