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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 does the speaker say is "the end of [her] suffering" (1) in "Wild Iris"?
(a) Nightfall.
(b) Summer.
(c) The rains.
(d) Death.

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

3. How does the speaker in "Retreating Wind" describe human souls?
(a) Immortal.
(b) Small talking things.
(c) Vast, passionate things.
(d) Empty.

4. The poet in "Matins" (#1) disagrees with Noah, saying that she feels attached to what?
(a) The birdsong.
(b) The living tree.
(c) The wild iris.
(d) The summer breeze.

5. In "Spring Snow," God condemns humanity for not believing in Him, despite His doing what?
(a) Giving them an obvious sign.
(b) Believing in them.
(c) Giving them everything they want.
(d) Answer their calls.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the speaker in "Retreating Wind"?

3. What does the lamium say "living things don't all require...in the same degree" (5)?

4. What does God say He has two of in "Spring Snow"?

5. The poet in "Matins" (#2) says humanity "took turns working the garden" (3) and never thought of who or what?

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