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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is "The Telephone" about?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

3. What job did Frost's father hold?
(a) Banker.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

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

5. What magazine did Louis Untermeyer co-found?
(a) The Seven Words.
(b) The Seven Arts.
(c) The Seven Lines.
(d) The Seven Senses.

6. According to the older man, what is at the top of the mountain in "The Mountain"?
(a) A cliff.
(b) A wise man.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A cave.

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

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

9. Where was the first farm that Frost bought?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New York.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

11. How many poems are in the group entitled "The Hill Wife?"
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

12. The poem "Neglect" was a product of Frost's work at what academy?
(a) Peweter Academy.
(b) Pinkerton Academy.
(c) Pallston Academy.
(d) Piston Academy.

13. According to Frost's observation in "The Figure in the Doorway," where does the man have all that he needs?
(a) His van.
(b) His large house.
(c) His cliff-side retreat.
(d) His small cabin.

14. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?
(a) Horse ride.
(b) Airplane ride.
(c) Train ride.
(d) Car ride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To The Thawing Wind" what does Frost ask the wind to bring into his study?

2. The conclusion of "The Tuft of Flowers" is that men work together whether ________ or _________.

3. In "Birches," Frost says that the ice on the trees looks like the dome of _________ has cracked.

4. 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?

5. "The Witch of Coos" is written from the perspective of whom?

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