Mending Wall by Robert Frost

1. _______ Reread lines 1-11. At this point in the poem, what is the conflict?

a. the speaker is struggling to tear down his stone wall.

b. unknown forces are causing the speaker's stone wall to fall apart.

c. the speaker is bothered by the hunters looking for rabbits.

d. the speaker is concerned that his property is poorly made and cared for.

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2. _______ According to lines 11-20, how does the speaker interact with his neighbor?

a. He demands that his neighbor rebuilds his side of the wall.

b. He works with, but much harder than, his neighbor.

c. He despises his neighbor and hopes he injures himself.

d. He works calmly with his neighbor to rebuild the wall.

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3. _______ According to lines 20-36, The speaker and the neighbor…

a. disagree over whether the wall is really needed.

b. disagree over how to rebuild the wall.

c. agree that good fences make good neighbors.

d. agree that they don't really need a wall to separate their land.

• A

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4. _______ How does the speaker respond to his neighbor's saying?

a. He argues with him, calling him names for believing they need the wall.

b. He tells him that elves will merely tear the wall down again.

c. He questions the logic of the wall and meaning behind it.

d. He repeats the saying, although he is uncertain why.

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6. _______This question has two parts. Answer part A and then answer part B.

PART A: Which TWO of the following best identify the central themes of this poem?

a. Human connection

b. The importance of boundaries

c. Violence and war

d. Familial love Questioning the status quo

e. The indifference of nature

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7. _______ & _______ PART B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answers to Part A?

a. "And makes gaps even two can pass abreast." (Line 4)

b. "There where it is we do not need the wall: / He is all pine and I am apple orchard." (Lines 23-24)

c. "'Good fences make good neighbors.'" (Line 27)

d. "Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder / If I could put a notion in his head" (Lines 28-29)

e. "Before I built a wall I'd ask to know / What I was walling in or walling out, / And to whom I was like to give offense." (Lines 32-34)

f. "He moves in darkness as it seems to me, / Not of woods only and the shade of trees." (Lines 41-42)

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8. _______This question has two parts. Answer part A and then answer part B.

PART A: What does the word "spell" most closely mean as it is used in line 18?

a. Command

b. Hex

c. Moment

d. Fascination

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9. _______ PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

a. "To each the boulders that have fallen to each" (Line 16)

b. "And some are loaves and some so nearly balls" (Line 17)

c. "to make them balance" (Line 18)

d. "'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'" (Line 19)

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Questions 10 - 14 have varied answers, and you need to be sure to respond to these on your own.

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