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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 34 - 46 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does the speaker on "Retreating Wind" repeat in regards to human life?
(a) It is in God's hands.
(b) It is fragile.
(c) It is circular.
(d) It begins and end.

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

3. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he should be buried with at the end of the poem?
(a) The dying flowers.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The tomato plant.
(d) The Romantics.

4. What does the witchgrass say the garden bed is a paradigm of in "Witchgrass"?
(a) Success.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Failure.
(d) Life.

5. How is the moonlight described in "Love in Moonlight"?
(a) Being shapeless.
(b) Having shape without detail.
(c) Being faroff and mysterious.
(d) Being the only light in the darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the flowers at the top of the bush while the one at the bottom blooms dark red in "Song"?

2. Who does the speaker in "Field Flowers" address?

3. How does the witchgrass feel the gardener feels about it in "Witchgrass"?

4. In "Spring Snow," God condemns humanity for not believing in Him, despite His doing what?

5. Who does the speaker of "Scilla" address?

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