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THE BARON OF ST. CASTINE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'The Baron of St. Castine'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the shift from 'birds were building, the woods were green' to the wintry Pyrenees primarily serves to:

Q03of 10

The image of the Curate arriving each night as 'a ring of light in a ring of shade' most likely symbolizes:

Q04of 10

What happens to the father immediately after reading the letter announcing his son's marriage to a Native American woman?

Q05of 10

The Curate's remark 'for man is fire and woman is tow, / And the Somebody comes and begins to blow' is best understood as:

Q06of 10

Which literary technique does Longfellow primarily use in the lines 'A fatal letter wings its way / Across the sea, like a bird of prey'?

Q07of 10

The poem alludes to Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde primarily to:

Q08of 10

When the Curate finally meets the baron's wife, his reaction is best described as:

Q09of 10

The repeated phrase 'birds are building, and woods are green' appears at both the poem's opening departure and its closing reunion. This repetition functions chiefly as:

Q10of 10

What specific theological problem does the Curate discover at confession, and how does he resolve it?

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