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Great Robert Frost Poems Trivia Quiz

Robert Frost is my favorite American poet. See how much you know about his great poems.

A multiple-choice quiz by littlewoman2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
littlewoman2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,232

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
822

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the literal, not symbolic, theme of "After Apple Picking"? Hint

Birth

Sleep

Work

Death

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Question 2 of 10

2. How big are the blueberries in the aptly titled "Blueberries"? Hint

As big as a quarter

As big as your eyeballs

As big as the end of your thumb

As big as a strawberry

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Question 3 of 10

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

Summer

Winter

Autumn

Spring

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Question 4 of 10

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

One

Two

Four

Three

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Robert Frost poem is NOT a sonnet? Hint

The Oven Bird

The Silken Tent

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

Into My Own

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Question 6 of 10

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

The sun

The dew

A butterfly

A flower

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Question 7 of 10

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

A dog

A little boy

A colt

A little girl

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the last word of "Fire and Ice"? Hint

Suffice

Fire

Desire

Ice

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Out, Out--," what state is mentioned? Hint

Connecticut

Vermont

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

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Question 10 of 10

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

Oak

Pine

Cedar

Maple

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the literal, not symbolic, theme of "After Apple Picking"?

Answer: Sleep

The narrator mentions sleep several times throughout the poem, and most readers feel that Frost uses sleep as a metaphor for death.

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

Answer: As big as the end of your thumb

Many of Frost's poems contained vivid imagery of nature, both benevolent and violent.

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

Answer: Spring

The narrator doesn't understand why nature hates the wall, but every spring, he and his neighbor repair the fence between them once again.

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

Answer: Four

Three gravestones are of slate, and one is of marble (lines 24-27).

5. Which Robert Frost poem is NOT a sonnet?

Answer: Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" has 16 lines; therefore, it is not a sonnet.

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

Answer: A flower

Although nature's first leaf is a flower, it only lasts an hour.

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

Answer: A colt

The little colt ran away in the wintertime. The narrator wonders if the colt is afraid of the snow.

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

Answer: Suffice

The narrator believes that either way would be an acceptable way to end the world, but he "holds with those who favor fire."

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

Answer: Vermont

The narrator states that the sun sets behind five mountain ranges, far into Vermont.

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

Answer: Maple

The neat pile of wood is obviously old, and the narrator is perplexed as to who left it there to decay.

Source: Author littlewoman2

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