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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What city did Frost grow up in?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Monterey.

3. In "Birches," Frost says that the ice on the trees looks like the dome of _________ has cracked.
(a) A cathedral.
(b) The sky.
(c) Stars.
(d) Heaven.

4. What job did Frost's mother hold?
(a) Maid.
(b) Industry worker.
(c) Nurse.
(d) School-teacher.

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

6. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Frost win?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

7. 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?
(a) Icicles on the edge of the patio.
(b) Icicles on the edge of the porch.
(c) Icicles on the edge of the windows.
(d) Icicles on the edge of the roof.

8. "The Witch of Coos" is written from the perspective of whom?
(a) The victim.
(b) A visitor.
(c) The hosts.
(d) The townspeople.

9. "The Housekeeper" is a dialogue between an old woman and a neighbor who is looking for a man named __________.
(a) John.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Jim.
(d) James.

10. 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) Pine.
(d) Evergreen.

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

12. Which poetic form describes Frost's "Paul's Wife"?
(a) Iambic pentameter.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Free verse.
(d) Meteroligic verse.

13. How is the professor in "A Hundred Collars" described?
(a) A man who has no family.
(b) A man who has a large family.
(c) A man who doesn't care about his family.
(d) A man who seldom sees his family.

14. According to "Blueberries," what bird's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable?
(a) Traller.
(b) Dentish.
(c) Chewink.
(d) Sackow.

15. 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 married couple.
(c) A newly widowed woman.
(d) An older couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Blueberries," what does the Loren family do with the wild blueberries they pick?

2. Which poem written by Gibson is quoted in the book?

3. What perspective is "Ghost House" written in?

4. According to "Paul's Wife," what was added to the item found in the log?

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

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