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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. At what hour does the sun scorch up the world in Spring?
(a) The dawning hour.
(b) Two in the afternoon.
(c) Noontide.
(d) The setting hour.

2. In Goblin Market, with what does Laura's sister attempt to purchase the goblin fruit?
(a) A golden vase.
(b) Her golden locks.
(c) A song.
(d) A silver penny.

3. In what line does the poem turn from an exposition to a resolution in Remember?
(a) The 9th line.
(b) The 13th line.
(c) The 4th line.
(d) The 7th line.

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

5. What color blossoms does the poem's speaker pick from her apple tree in An Apple Gathering?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does sister Maude lurk to do in the first stanza of Sister Maude?

2. In what is cousin Kate's love writ in the poem of the same name?

3. What does the man in After Death who leans over the poem's speaker do after moving away from her?

4. 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?

5. To what does the poem's speaker implore her lover in The Convent Threshold?

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