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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sweet Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creeps through the lattice near the poem's speaker in After Death?
(a) Ivy shadows.
(b) Whispers.
(c) Fingers.
(d) Centipedes.

2. How many beds will there be at the resting place in Up-Hill?
(a) An infinite amount.
(b) Only a few.
(c) Just one.
(d) Enough for everyone.

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

4. What does the speaker in the first poem entitled Song say ought to be placed on her own grave?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Bay.
(c) Laurels.
(d) Violets.

5. Where do the poem's speaker and her unspecified companion sit in An End?
(a) In their house.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) By the shore.
(d) By the grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last line in Sweet Death asks "why / Prefer to glean with" which of the following biblical women?

2. In Goblin Market, what is the name of Laura's sister?

3. What does the speaker of No Thank You, John say the wanness of John's face shows?

4. What adjective is used to describe today in the final stanza of Another Spring?

5. "Until the ancient race of Time be run," what shall morning be in The One Certainty?

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