The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

What is the setting for the poem?

• A Winter Day 
• An Autumn Day

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What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler...

• The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.
• The speaker is only one person and knows that one cannot travel two roads at the same time.

• The speaker would rather travel with someone, so they could each explore a path.
• The speaker regrets not taking the other road at the start.

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What is the difference between the two roads in, The Road Not Taken?

• one road is a bit wider
• one road has a better view
• one road is slightly less traveled
• one road is slightly less shady

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What do the "two roads" represent in "The Road Not Taken"?

• people who affect our lives
• paths that are hidden in secret
• the beginnings of new phases in life
• important decisions we make in life

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On the surface, "The Road Not Taken" is about a walk in the woods.  On a deeper level, what is the poem about?

• The poem is about how other people help us face major decisions.
• The poem is about loving nature and protecting natural habitats. 
• The poem is about the conflicts people face when making important choices. 
• The poem is about the importance of exercise and enjoying the outdoors. 

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Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word diverged?

• divided
• presented
• conformed
• unequalled 

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What does the speaker mean in these lines?
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 

• After choosing the first road, the speaker will return and go down the other road.
• The speaker does not like to travel in the same part of the woods more than once.
• The speaker likes to walk in the woods alone and knows the way very well. 
• After choosing the first road, the speaker will not return to go down the other road. 

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What is meant by `yellow wood'?

• a jungle with yellow trees

• a jungle with yellow flowers

• a jungle in the month of autumn

• none of these

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The poet felt sorry because

• he could not travel on both the roads

• he could not see the roads well

• he did not know the directions

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What did the poet see in the yellow wood?

• Paths diverging in different directions

• trees in the forest

• green grass

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