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instruction: read each question carefully then answer the following questions.

1. the poem \stopping by the woods on a snowy evening\ is written in tense, from a point of view.

a. present; first - person
b. present; third - person
c. past; first - person
d. past; third - person

1. which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (line

my little horse must think it queer
to stop without a farmhouse near
between the woods and frozen lake
the darkest evening of the year.
a. the speaker is on the run from the law.
b. the speaker misses his wife and children.
c. the speaker is hopelessly lost.
d. the speaker is far away from civilization.

1. which of the following inferences about the speakers journey is best s poem?

a. he still has a great distance left to travel.
b. he is traveling through a country where he does not speak the language.
c. he must find shelter before the weather gets worse.
d. he slowly realizes that he is being followed.

1. which line from the poem most strongly supports the answer to q

a. \the darkest evening of the year.\
b. \of easy wind and downy flake.\

Explanation:

1. For question 1: The poem uses past-tense verbs (e.g., "stopped", "thought") and first-person pronouns like "I", so it is past tense from a first-person point of view.
2. For question 2: The excerpt states there is no farmhouse near, placing the speaker far from settled, civilized areas. Other options lack textual support.
3. For question 3: The poem's closing lines "And miles to go before I sleep" directly indicate the speaker has a long distance remaining to travel.
4. For question 4 (supporting question 3): The line "And miles to go before I sleep" is the direct textual evidence that the speaker has a great distance left to travel. (Note: This line is the standard supporting line for this inference, as the provided options for question 4 are incomplete but this is the correct corresponding line from the poem.)

Answer:

1. C. past; first-person
2. D. The speaker is far away from civilization.
3. A. He still has a great distance left to travel.
4. (The correct supporting line from the poem is: "And miles to go before I sleep" — as the provided options are incomplete, this is the standard answer for this question about the poem)