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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Solitary Reaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides that the reaper may be singing about some terrible moment in history, what else does the speaker guess she might be singing about?
(a) The beauty of the Highlands.
(b) Modern political events.
(c) Love and romance.
(d) Ordinary, everyday troubles.

2. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?
(a) On the hillside.
(b) By a river in the foothills.
(c) At the top of a mountain.
(d) In a valley.

3. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The third.
(c) The first.
(d) The second.

4. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Simile.
(d) Inversion.

5. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?
(a) The reaper.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) The speaker.
(d) Travelers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?

2. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?

3. What reasonable inference can be made about the reaper from line 17, "Will no one tell me what she sings?"?

4. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

5. What technique is evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?

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