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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 34 - 46 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flower does the poet in "The Doorway" describe as it just starts to open?
(a) Irises.
(b) Crocuses.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Roses.

2. What does the speaker of "Scilla" call his audience?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Fool.
(c) Master.
(d) Beautiful.

3. What does the speaker in "April" tell the couple has been distributed among all creatures?
(a) God's love.
(b) God's anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Joy.

4. What does the witchgrass say it will someday do at the end of "Witchgrass"?
(a) Constitute the field.
(b) Take over the earth.
(c) Come back to haunt the gardener.
(d) Die out completely.

5. How does the speaker say s/he is not supposed to address God?
(a) Angrily.
(b) In the personal way.
(c) Condescendingly.
(d) Quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#2) suggest God withhold if He wishes for her to continue to grow tomatoes?

2. Who does the speaker of "Scilla" address?

3. What is the young couple doing in "The Garden"?

4. Where does the person in "Vespers" (#1) suggest God may only exist?

5. To whom is the speaker addressing in "Matins" (#3)?

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