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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does God say humans were too eager for in "End of Winter"?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Sensation.
(c) God's love.
(d) Heaven.

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

3. What sound does the speaker in "Wild Iris" hear "darting in low shrubs" (1)?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Birds.
(c) Footsteps.
(d) Worms.

4. The poet in "Matins" (#1) refers to a conversation she had with whom?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) He husband.

5. What does the poet say followed humanities exile from heaven in "Matins" (#2)?
(a) Evil.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Serenity.
(d) Years of darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the speaker of "Wild Iris" speaking?

2. What does God say he "cannot go on restricting [himself] to" (8) in "Clear Morning"?

3. What does God say people truly want in "Spring Snow"?

4. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?

5. What does God say has never gotten in the way of human pleasure in "End of Winter"?

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