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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IX: Magnolia Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?
(a) Shell and no shell.
(b) Sunrise and sunset.
(c) The bottom of people's shoes.
(d) Weather and rose.

2. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?
(a) Iambic pentameter.
(b) Old English.
(c) A vignette.
(d) Speaking in tongues.

3. Where is Happiness in "Heaven"?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Both of these answers are correct.
(d) Everywhere.

4. How does the speaker describe the plants in "Garden"?
(a) As strange and distorted.
(b) As angry and ugly.
(c) As boring and ignorant.
(d) As beautiful and relaxing.

5. What is the sign that the speaker of "Bad Morning" is indeed having a bad morning?
(a) A note from his lover saying she's leaving.
(b) A broken-down car.
(c) Mismated shoes.
(d) Too many bills on the kitchen table.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what triumphant phrase does the speaker conclude "Still Here"?

2. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?

3. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?

4. Why is the speaker so concerned about her lover in "Lover's Return"?

5. What did the speaker's lover in "Lover's Return" come home to do?

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