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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Better Resurrection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will the speaker feel at the end of her journey in Up-Hill?
(a) Tired.
(b) Strong.
(c) Not herself.
(d) Rejuvenated.

2. In the final stanza of A Summer Wish, where are the birds said to take their night rest?
(a) In the trees.
(b) In their nests.
(c) In their freedom.
(d) In the dew.

3. When did the speaker of No Thank You, John love John?
(a) Last year.
(b) Last month.
(c) Yesterday.
(d) Never.

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

5. Whose wings does God guide in Spring?
(a) The vibrant cardinals'.
(b) The dipping martins'.
(c) The bright-eyed eagles'.
(d) The cleft swallows'.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final stanza of A Summer Wish, where are the birds said to rejoice?

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

3. To what does the speaker lament the giving of the peace of all the days she has to live in the fourth stanza of A Pause of Thought?

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

5. What potentially causes the May flowers to wither in Winter: My Secret?

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