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

2. In Goblin Market, what is the name of Laura's sister?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) Lorrie.
(d) Jeanie.

3. What does the speaker command to sing in the third stanza of The First Spring Day?
(a) The robin.
(b) Spring.
(c) The nightingale.
(d) Hope.

4. How long will the journey on the road take in Up-Hill?
(a) A year.
(b) All day.
(c) Half a day.
(d) A lifetime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the rose drop down its dew in A Summer Wish?

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

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

4. How many Johns would the speaker of No Thank You, John rather say "no" to than say yes to her auditor?

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

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