The Road Not Taken Introduction

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

What does "this" (line 16) refer to?

• the explanation of why the speaker chose the second road

• the place the speaker will be ages and ages from now

• the description of the first road bending in the undergrowth

Which road did the traveler take?

• The one less traveled by.

• The one which bent in the undergrowth.

• The fair one.

Who wrote the poem The Road Not Taken?

• Pearl Buck

• Robert Frost

• Robert First

What do the "two roads" represent in "The Road Not Taken"?

• people who affect our lives

• paths that are hidden in secret

• the beginnings of new phases in life

• important decisions we make in life

Which words from the poem helps the reader understand the meaning of the word diverged? 

• looked down

• one traveler 

• two roads

• long I stood

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" means

• the speaker stood at a dead end road

• the speaker stood at a fork in the road

• the speaker stood by three roads

• the speaker stood by a path leading into the woods

The speaker felt sorry because

• he could not see the road well

• he did not know which direction to go

• he could not travel down both roads

• he was tired of traveling

The diverging road metaphorically represents

• conflicts in life

• life itself

• death

• choices we make in life

In the line, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" "the first" refers to

• the narrators choice

• the road

• fate

• death