Two Roads Review

What is Pop's big secret that he hid from Cal until chapter 5 of Two Roads?

• Pop lost the family farm

• Pop never graduated high school

• Pop is a hobo

• Pop is a Creek American Indian

Which statement best describes how the speaker feels?

• The speaker is not worried he made the wrong choice because he can return to take the other road.

• The speaker is worried he took the more traveled road and will not be able to return to take the less traveled one.

• The speaker understands that taking one opportunity will likely prevent him from going back to take another.

• The speaker believes that he will be able to take all of the opportunities presented to him at some point in life.

What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?

• The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.

• The speaker is only one person and cannot go down 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.

What is the setting of this poem?

• a quiet street on the edge of a town

• a forest in the middle of winter

• a wood with two roads in it

The speaker of the poem wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the roads.
What lines from the poem support this statement?

• And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood

• Though as for that, the passing there/Had worn them really about the same

• And both that morning equally lay/In leaves no step had trodden black

Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have "wanted wear" and been "grassy?"

• because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods

• because the second road got a lot of sunlight

• because few people had taken the second road

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

• A) Regret

• B) Decision-making

• C) Adventure

• D) Nature

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Road Not Taken'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Hyperbole

What does the 'yellow wood' symbolize in the poem?

• A) Autumn

• B) Confusion

• C) Happiness

• D) Danger

In 'The Road Not Taken', what does the speaker predict about the future?

• A) They will regret their choice

• B) They will forget the choice

• C) They will look back with a sigh

• D) They will be happy with their choice