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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through No Thank You John.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is uttered by the man who leans over the poem's speaker in After Death?
(a) "Alas, my love is gone."
(b) "Death has done us part."
(c) "Why will you not wake?"
(d) "Poor child, poor child."

2. What must ascend in order for shoots to be put forth in Spring?
(a) Roots.
(b) Water.
(c) Light.
(d) Sap.

3. Upon what does the poem's speaker's head rest in After Death?
(a) The bosom of her lover.
(b) Pillows.
(c) A mossy rock.
(d) A tree's root.

4. What emotion does the man in After Death feel for the poem's speaker in the latter's posthumous condition?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Pity.
(c) Love.
(d) Indifference.

5. In the final stanza of A Summer Wish, where are the birds said to rejoice?
(a) In the stream.
(b) In the trees.
(c) In the sun.
(d) In the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Towards the end of the poem, the speaker of No Thank You, John tells John to rise above which of the following?

2. What creeps through the lattice near the poem's speaker in After Death?

3. For what purpose does the speaker of A Summer Wish believe the rose is chiefly meant?

4. What does the speaker of No Thank You, John offer to John in lieu of love?

5. What does the man in After Death who leans over the poem's speaker do after moving away from her?

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