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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker in the first poem entitled Song say ought to be placed on the grave of those who died in their prime?
(a) Roses.
(b) Bay.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Laurels.

2. Where did the poem's speaker and her former lover used to walk in An Apple Gathering?
(a) The beach.
(b) The vineyard.
(c) Her lover's house.
(d) The apple tree lane.

3. How many of the birds have foregone their mates at the passing of "it" in May?
(a) All.
(b) None.
(c) Most.
(d) Some.

4. By what does the auditor of the poem regularly hold the speaker in Remember?
(a) The hand.
(b) The tone of his voice.
(c) The arm.
(d) The depth of his eyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in the first poem entitled Song say ought to be given to those living in their prime?

2. Where does the great lord first see cousin Kate in the poem of the same name?

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 the name of Maude Clare's male subject?

5. What makes the speaker's heart sick in truth in the first stanza of A Pause of Thought?

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