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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What perspective is "Ghost House" written in?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Narrative.
(d) Removed.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Two Tramps in Mudtime," what is Frost doing outdoors?

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

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

4. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?

5. How is the professor in "A Hundred Collars" described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the observation that begins "Birches"?

2. What statement does "The Investment" make?

3. In "Snow," why does the husband suggest they forgive the pastor?

4. What does the man in "The Star-Splitter" do to his house and why?

5. Describe the newspaper collector in "A Hundred Collars."

6. What is the concluding reflection in "Two Tramps in Mud Time"?

7. How did the men punish their enemies in "The Vindictives"?

8. What does "House Fear" describe?

9. What was the first sound Paul's wife made, according to "Paul's Wife"?

10. What is one example of Frost's poems that was a fable and had a moral?

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