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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what must Spring dawn again, in the third stanza of The First Spring Day?
(a) Warmth and bloom.
(b) Warming drops of dew.
(c) Cloudy skies.
(d) A bright new sun.

2. What does the speaker implore Jesus to do for her in the second stanza of A Better Resurrection?
(a) Drink of her.
(b) Quicken her.
(c) Save her.
(d) Rise in her.

3. Which of the following does the speaker say in the third stanza of A Pause of Thought?
(a) "This thing shalln't be 'gain."
(b) "This thing shall be no more."
(c) "This thing shall be forevermore."
(d) "This thing shall be again."

4. What is the first speaker in The Three Enemies doing to the second speaker in each stanza?
(a) Tempting.
(b) Cajoling.
(c) Wooing.
(d) Joking.

5. With what did "it" pass away in May?
(a) All sweet things.
(b) All great things.
(c) All swift things.
(d) All small things.

Short Answer Questions

1. The body beloved of the speaker now lies, as said in the second stanza of Sister Maude, cold as what?

2. For what does the poem's first (or only) speaker strive to win in A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break?

3. How do the grave flowers shed their leaves in Sweet Death?

4. Between what are the poppies to be born in May?

5. How long will the journey on the road take in Up-Hill?

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