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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 23 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistake does Noah say depressives make in "Matins" (#1)?
(a) They attach themselves to one part of nature, rather than the whole.
(b) They dwell on their sadness.
(c) They cannot see the sunlight in the darkness.
(d) They spend too much time in doors.

2. What does the speaker in "Retreating Wind" say he feels for his audience in the first lines?
(a) Shame.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Love.
(d) Pity.

3. Where does the trillium flower describe waking in "Trillilum"?
(a) A moss-covered rock.
(b) A bright garden.
(c) A dark forest.
(d) A blue meadow.

4. The poet in "Matins" (#3) asks God's forgiveness for doing what?
(a) Not being able to see Him.
(b) Not believing in Him.
(c) Sinning.
(d) Loving Him.

5. What does the woman in "The Garden" do as a sign of truce when the couple disagree about whether to stop or continue?
(a) She quietly continues.
(b) She touches the man's cheek.
(c) She nods her head.
(d) She shakes the man's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he may be better for addressing instead of God?

2. What does God say "glitters like the moon" (9) in "Spring Snow"?

3. The poet in "Matins" (#1) disagrees with Noah, saying that she feels attached to what?

4. What does the speaker in "April" tell the couple has been distributed among all creatures?

5. Where does the speaker tell the couple they have no place in thinking such things in "April"?

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