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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poetic form of "Mowing"?
(a) Epic.
(b) Ode.
(c) Song.
(d) Sonnet.

2. In "Blueberries," what does the Loren family do with the wild blueberries they pick?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Cook them.
(c) Can them.
(d) Eat them.

3. How many stanzas are in "Brown's Descent"?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nineteen.

4. "To A Young Wretch" is written from the perspective of a lover of what natural setting?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The forest.
(c) The beach.
(d) The lake.

5. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?
(a) Evergreen.
(b) Pine.
(c) Spruce.
(d) Long-boughed.

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

7. The neighbor in "Mending Wall" says repeatedly that "good fences make __________."
(a) Good neighbors.
(b) Good property.
(c) Good distances.
(d) Good animals.

8. What is the fence made of in "Mending Wall"?
(a) Stones.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wire.
(d) Wood.

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

10. According to "Paul's Wife," what was added to the item found in the log?
(a) Sand.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Wine.

11. What are the two men in "A Hundred Collars" going to share?
(a) A house.
(b) A boarding room.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A hotel room.

12. In "To The Thawing Wind" what does Frost ask the wind to bring into his study?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Fresh air.
(c) A breeze.
(d) Smells.

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

14. What job does the man in "The Tuft of Flowers" hold?
(a) Garden-tender.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Doorman.

15. In "The Wood Pile," what is winding around the wood pile?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Moss.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Clematis.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Vanishing Red" is about whom?

2. How old was Frost when he was first published?

3. In what year was Frost born?

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

5. "Brown's Descent" has a second name. What is it?

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