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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the second stanza of The Three Enemies, of the third enemy, what is it said that the second speaker shall win?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Glory.
(c) Love.
(d) Riches.

3. Who is at the resting place of the speaker in Up-Hill?
(a) No one.
(b) Her family.
(c) Other travelers.
(d) Her enemies.

4. Where do the eyes of the speaker's lover look in The Convent Threshold?
(a) Internally.
(b) Nowhere fixed.
(c) Upward.
(d) Earthward.

5. On what sort of day did "it" come to pass in May?
(a) A dark and cloudy day.
(b) A bright and breezy day.
(c) A bright and balmy day.
(d) A wet and chill day.

6. What is the second enemy in The Three Enemies?
(a) The world.
(b) The night.
(c) The flesh.
(d) The Son.

7. The body beloved of the speaker now lies, as said in the second stanza of Sister Maude, cold as what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Death.
(c) Ice.
(d) Stone.

8. How will the speaker feel at the end of her journey in Up-Hill?
(a) Not herself.
(b) Strong.
(c) Tired.
(d) Rejuvenated.

9. Between what are the poppies to be born in May?
(a) Betwixt horn and horn.
(b) The seasons' sojourn.
(c) Blades of corn.
(d) Meadows at morn.

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

11. How many speakers are there in A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

12. Instead of that for which she would have to wait, the speaker says in the first stanza of Another Spring that she would at once have her chill-veined what?
(a) White violets.
(b) Primrose.
(c) Snowdrops.
(d) Crocuses.

13. When did the speaker of No Thank You, John love John?
(a) Last month.
(b) Last year.
(c) Yesterday.
(d) Never.

14. How do the grave flowers shed their leaves in Sweet Death?
(a) In showers.
(b) All at once.
(c) One by one.
(d) They have no leaves.

15. In the second stanza of Another Spring, the speaker says she would listen to the daylight _____________.
(a) Winds.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Birds.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is "she" presented as "exceeding fair" in The World?

2. What is new under the sun in The One Certainty?

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

4. With what did "it" pass away in May?

5. What will the poem's first (or only) speaker bless in A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break?

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