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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 47 - 63 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color do the sick trees turn in "Matins" (#5)?
(a) Light green.
(b) Deep red.
(c) Dull brown.
(d) Brilliant yellow.

2. In "Spring Snow," God condemns humanity for not believing in Him, despite His doing what?
(a) Answer their calls.
(b) Giving them an obvious sign.
(c) Believing in them.
(d) Giving them everything they want.

3. What surprised the snowdrop flower at the end of "Snowdrops"?
(a) That the snow came early.
(b) That the winter was so cold.
(c) That is died.
(d) That it bloomed again.

4. What does the person in "Vespers" (#1) say she struggles to share with her husband and son?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Her figs.
(c) The peaches.
(d) The tomato crop.

5. What is blooming at the start of "Song"?
(a) A wild rose.
(b) A wood violet.
(c) An iris.
(d) A purple crocus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Vespers" (#8)?

2. What did people need in order to be able to think according to the speaker in "Retreating Light"?

3. Who or what is the speaker in "Heaven and Earth"?

4. Who is the speaker in "Matins" (#5)?

5. What does God tell the poet to do at the start of "Lullaby"?

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