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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "End of Winter"?
(a) God.
(b) The poet's son.
(c) A bird.
(d) The poet.

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 of "Scilla" say his audience treasures?
(a) God.
(b) Material objects.
(c) Their own voice.
(d) The earth.

4. The speaker in "Matins" (#4) said that s/he asked God to be what?
(a) Human.
(b) Loving.
(c) Forgiving.
(d) Punishing.

5. What does God see as an "Image of departure" (16) in "The Garden"?
(a) The man leaving the garden.
(b) The woman leaving the garden.
(c) The woman and the man turning from each other.
(d) The woman's hand leaving the man's face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say is "the end of [her] suffering" (1) in "Wild Iris"?

2. What eartly image is referenced multiple times in "Love in Moonlight"?

3. Why does the witchgrass feel humans even bothered to give it a name in "Witchgrass"?

4. Where does the trillium flower describe waking in "Trillilum"?

5. How does the speaker in "Retreating Wind" describe human souls?

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