The Runaway Robert Frost

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About This Quiz

This poem by Robert Frost describes the fear a young horse is experiencing during its first exposure to snowfall. It shows the trepidation young people feel during their first experiences with new and unfamiliar things. It leaves o doubt as to why he is a favorite author. Test your understanding of the poem by taking the quiz.

The Runaway Robert Frost - Quiz

Questions and Answers
  • 2. 

    How big are the blueberries in the aptly titled "Blueberries"? 

    • As big as a quarter

    • As big as your eyeballs

    • As big as a strawberry

    • As big as the end of your thumb

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  • 3. 

    In "Mending Wall," when do the narrator and his neighbor find and repair the breaks in the fence?

    • Autumn

    • Spring

    • Summer

    • Winter

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  • 4. 

    In "Home Burial," how many headstones in the family graveyard are visible from the window?

    • One

    • Two

    • Four

    • Three

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  • 5. 

    In "Nothing Gold Can Stay," what is nature's early leaf?

    • The dew

    • The sun

    • A butterfly

    • A flower

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  • 6. 

    Which Robert Frost poem is NOT a sonnet?

    • Into My Own

    • Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

    • The Oven Bird

    • The Silken Tent

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  • 7. 

    In "The Runaway," what runaway does the narrator find? 

    • A dog

    • A little boy

    • A little girl

    • A colt

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  • 8. 

    What is the last word of "Fire and Ice"?

    • Ice

    • Desire

    • Fire

    • Suffice

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  • 9. 

    In "Out, Out--," what state is mentioned? 

    • New Hampshire

    • Vermont

    • Connecticut

    • Rhode Island

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  • 10. 

    What type of wood does the narrator find neatly stacked in "The Wood-Pile"? 

    • Oak

    • Pine

    • Cedar

    • Maple

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