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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) The poet's husband.
(b) The poet.
(c) God.
(d) The iris.

2. What is the meaning of the sound God says they will hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?
(a) No more.
(b) Good-bye.
(c) Nevermore.
(d) Hello.

3. What time of day does the poem "End of Winter" describe at the beginning?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Twilight.
(d) Late evening.

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

5. What mistake does Noah say depressives make in "Matins" (#1)?
(a) They cannot see the sunlight in the darkness.
(b) They spend too much time in doors.
(c) They attach themselves to one part of nature, rather than the whole.
(d) They dwell on their sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the trillium flower in "Trillium" think some people need?

2. What does God say He has two of in "Spring Snow"?

3. The poet in "Matins" (#2) says humanity "took turns working the garden" (3) and never thought of who or what?

4. What does God say humans were too eager for in "End of Winter"?

5. What does God say has never gotten in the way of human pleasure in "End of Winter"?

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