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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prodigal Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker ask God to ride past?
(a) His house.
(b) The gates of Heaven.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The gates of Hell.

2. In 'The Prodigal Son,' how does the father treat his son when he sees him?
(a) He treats him hesitantly.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) Like a thief.
(d) Like an honored guest.

3. In 'The Creation,' what does God want to end?
(a) War.
(b) His loneliness.
(c) His existence.
(d) World hunger.

4. In the poem 'The Creation,' where does God walk?
(a) The earth.
(b) The oceans.
(c) The sky.
(d) The mountains.

5. What does the speaker ask for the sinners in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Gold.
(b) Relgion.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' claim men are lacking in combat?

2. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want the preacher cleaned of?

3. What does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say God rides on?

4. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what does the father eventually give to his son?

5. What does God create in the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?

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