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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?

2. How many chilldren call the mountain home in "The Birthplace"?

3. What was the subtitle in the original printing of "Departmental"?

4. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?

5. What shape is the city in "A Brook in the City?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the bird in "The Oven Bird"?

2. In "A Minor Bird" what is the conclusion the man comes to?

3. What is asked of the fireman in "Evening in a Sugar Orchard"?

4. In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken" what has the property seen?

5. Why does the character in "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter" circle the tree?

6. What does the cow do in "A Cow in Apple Time" once she is on a sugar high?

7. What will the pools in "Spring Pools" give life to?

8. What is the main focus of "A Brook in the City"?

9. In "The White-Tailed Hornet" what is Frost's reflection about humanity?

10. What do the man and wife want to do with the brook in "The West-Running Brook"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific examples from the various poems, explain how Frost is, or is not, a synecdochist.

Essay Topic 2

"Birches" is one of Frost's most famous poems. What about "Birches" makes it different from, or similar to, other poems? Why would this poem be one of Frost's most famous poems?

Essay Topic 3

How does Untermeyer show the evolution of Frost's poetry in the book? Cite specific examples to support your answer.

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