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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many women sing of love together in A Triad?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

3. What is placed at the foot of the deceased in the first stanza of An End?
(a) A rose.
(b) A poem.
(c) A stone.
(d) A tear.

4. With what must Spring dawn again, in the third stanza of The First Spring Day?
(a) Warming drops of dew.
(b) A bright new sun.
(c) Warmth and bloom.
(d) Cloudy skies.

5. What potentially causes the May flowers to wither in Winter: My Secret?
(a) Too little sun.
(b) Heavy snow.
(c) A lack of rain.
(d) A frost.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does March's "peck of dust" correspond in the third stanza of Winter: My Secret?

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

3. What color are the sheets upon which the speaker lays in the third-to-last stanza of The Convent Threshold?

4. In what metal ought the fleurs-de-lys be worked in A Birthday?

5. At what hour does the sun scorch up the world in Spring?

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