Out Out by Robert Frost

Where is the poem set?

• A rural area in California

• A rural area in Vermont

• New York City

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What does the neighbor reply when Frost asks why they need a wall?

• "I will not go behind my father's saying."

• "Walls make for perfect neighbours."

• "Good fences make good neighbours."

• "Walls are needed to keep the peace."

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At what time of year do the neighbors mend the wall?

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

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Why does Robert Frost insist that they do not need a wall?

• The hunters destroy walls.

• Robert Frost has a spell to make the stones balance.

• "Good fences make good neighbors."

• His apple trees will never cross or eat the neighbor's pines.

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In what year did Robert Frost decide to move to England?

• 1919

• 1913

• 1924

• 1911

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Frost describes his neighbor as...

• a traditional kind of man

• an ignorant man

• a wise old man

• old-stone savage armed

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The two neighbors identified in the poem mainly meet ____________.

• every week to talk about repairing the fence

• during spring in order to fix the wall

• during winter to discuss expanding their property

• when the apple harvest is ready to take to market

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PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1)

• “Her early leaf’s a flower;” (Line 3)

• “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6)

• “Nothing gold can stay.” (Line 8)

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The metaphors in line 24 serve primarily to

• reinforce the uniqueness of the speaker and his neighbor

• reveal the crops grown by the speaker and his neighbor

• emphasize the contrasting nature of the speaker and his neighbor

• provide a hint of the neighbor's attitude toward the speaker

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At the beginning of "The Road Not Taken," what decision does the speaker face?

• which road to take

• where to eat lunch

• whether to go forward or turn back

• whether to keep walking or stop and rest

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