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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 33 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hawthorn tree in "The Hawthorn Tree" believe to be the reason for what the couple left behind?
(a) Human folly.
(b) Human joy.
(c) Human devotion to God.
(d) Human passion or rage.

2. How does the hawthorn tree observe the couple walking in the garden in "The Hawthorn Tree"?
(a) Shoulder to shoulder.
(b) Close together, hands clasped.
(c) Beside one another, but not holding hands.
(d) Arm in arm.

3. What does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" think the woman's grief signifies at the end of the poem?
(a) Depression.
(b) Her desire for immortality.
(c) Pain of losing her partner.
(d) Frustration with her garden.

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

5. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) The iris.
(b) The poet.
(c) God.
(d) The poet's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things God says He gifted to humanity in "Retreating Wind"?

2. What do humans view most of the clovers in the garden as in "Clover"?

3. What does God say humans were too eager for in "End of Winter"?

4. How is the moonlight described in "Love in Moonlight"?

5. Who is the speaker in "The Hawthorn Tree"?

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