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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to be dead in the first stanza in An End?
(a) The auditor.
(b) Death.
(c) The speaker.
(d) Love.

2. What is nursed in its grave by Death in Spring?
(a) The dying.
(b) Life.
(c) Sweetness.
(d) Bitterness.

3. What is the last word of Spring?
(a) Live.
(b) Life.
(c) Spring.
(d) Die.

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

5. In what multi part fruit should the dais be carved in A Birthday?
(a) Pomegranates.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Apples.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In At Home, of what was the speaker in comparison to the conversation of those yet living?

2. Which of the following is the poem's speaker's heart NOT like in A Birthday?

3. What is a halcyon sea as used in A Birthday?

4. What is placed at the foot of the deceased in the first stanza of An End?

5. What sprouts in the lane in Spring?

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