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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the great lord first see cousin Kate in the poem of the same name?
(a) At her father's gate.
(b) At the local market.
(c) At her grandfather's estate.
(d) At her coming out ball.

3. For what purpose does the speaker of A Summer Wish believe the rose is chiefly meant?
(a) To prick the unwary.
(b) To give delight.
(c) To be fragrant.
(d) To woo hearts.

4. What does the man in After Death who leans over the poem's speaker do after moving away from her?
(a) Laugh senselessly.
(b) Sob uncontrollably.
(c) Sing a hymn.
(d) Weep quietly.

5. Of what has the poem's auditor planned in Remember?
(a) The future.
(b) His death.
(c) A trip to Italy.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dream Land, what bird does the poem's subject hear singing?

2. Of what does Maude Clare, in the poem of the same name, wash her hands?

3. What does the speaker in the first poem entitled Song say ought to be placed on her own grave?

4. To what is the bride of the poem compared in the first stanza of Maude Clare?

5. In the final stanza of A Summer Wish, where are the birds said to rejoice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word "deprecate" as used in the context of A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break?

2. What is ironic and somewhat paradoxical about the new-life brought on by Spring in the poem of the same name?

3. Who is the "she" of The World, and what indicates this interpretation?

4. What is the "it" of May?

5. What is meant by the line "Or in this world, or in the world to come" in the last stanza of The First Spring Day?

6. What is significant about the doves, lilies, and butterflies listed being in pairs in the second poem entitled Song?

7. What is a possible interpretation of the meaning of the last four lines of Dream Land?

8. What does the speaker in Remember exhort the auditor to do in the first eight lines?

9. How is it that life comes out of the depths of winter according to Rossetti's Spring?

10. What might be the reason for John's unwarranted affection towards the poem's speaker in No Thank You, John?

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