(i) What is the main theme of the poem?
(a) Love
(b) Money
(c) Friendship
(d) Glory
(ii) According to the poem, what is the reward of being a friend?
(a) Money
(b) Glory
(c) Riches
(d) Friends instead of neighbors
(iii) What does the poet say about trifling errors?
(a) Ignore them
(b) Magnify them
(c) Criticize them
(d) Mock them
(iv) According to the poem, what should one gaze on kindly?
(a) Dishonesty
(b) Effort
(c) Trifling errors
(d) Sighs
(v) What is the poet's view on self-endeavor?
(a) It is clever
(b) It is profitable
(c) It is unimportant
(d) It is admirable
(i) Friendship is a __________ story.
(ii) Just the will to give or __________.
(iii) You'll have friends instead of __________.
(iv) Pity him who's sadly __________.
(v) Be a friend. The pay is __________.

(i) Edgar Albert Guest wrote pessimistic poems about everyday life.
(ii) According to the poem, being a friend is less rewarding than self-endeavor.
(iii) Trifling errors should be criticized according to the poem.
(iv) The poet encourages mocking the youth who is bravely trying.
(v) The poet views friendship as a complex and challenging story.
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