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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sister Maude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Johns would the speaker of No Thank You, John rather say "no" to than say yes to her auditor?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Fifty.

2. Which of the following does the speaker say in the third stanza of A Pause of Thought?
(a) "This thing shall be forevermore."
(b) "This thing shall be again."
(c) "This thing shall be no more."
(d) "This thing shalln't be 'gain."

3. What does sister Maude lurk to do in the first stanza of Sister Maude?
(a) Spy and peer.
(b) Totter and leer.
(c) Snicker and sneer.
(d) Hide and lie.

4. Instead of that for which she would have to wait, the speaker says in the first stanza of Another Spring that she would at once have her chill-veined what?
(a) White violets.
(b) Snowdrops.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Crocuses.

5. In A Summer Wish, the poem's speaker wishes she could bloom her hour as a rose in spite of what?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Poor soil.
(c) No sunlight.
(d) A lack of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second stanza of Echo, the speaker says that the dream's wakening should have been in what location?

2. In the second stanza of Another Spring, the speaker says she would listen to the daylight _____________.

3. What adjective is used to describe the chase in the final stanza of A Pause of Thought?

4. What is the name of Maude Clare's male subject?

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

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