Test Your Knowledge


1	Robert Frost:
		A)	Lived in England
		B)	Was popular in England before he became well known in America
		C)	Wrote poetry about nature and the country
		D)	Was not ambitious as a farmer
		E)	All of the above


2	In addition to the speaker of "Mending Wall," which of the following figures is also a speaker in the poem?
		A)	The speaker's wife
		B)	The speaker's son
		C)	The speaker's father
		D)	The speaker's neighbor
		E)	The speaker's mother


3	The speaker of "Mending Wall":
		A)	Thinks the wall is generally a good idea
		B)	Regrets having built the wall in the first place
		C)	Thinks that the wall is unnecessary
		D)	Wishes that he lived on his neighbor's property
		E)	Thinks that his neighbor is intrusive


4	To which of the following does Frost's speaker compare mending the wall?
		A)	an outdoor game
		B)	the maintenance of an orchard
		C)	an ancient war
		D)	the work of hunters
		E)	mischief


5	Which of the following is NOT something that necessitates the mending of this wall, according to the speaker?
		A)	frozen ground that swells up
		B)	upper boulders that topple down
		C)	hunters who knock stones down in pursuit of their quarry
		D)	cows
		E)	gaps in the wall

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