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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 feel people have failed to do despite his effort in "Clear Morning'?
(a) Succeed.
(b) Accept Him.
(c) Behave.
(d) Repent.

2. What sound is described at the beginning of "End of Winter"?
(a) The last snowfall.
(b) The wind.
(c) A birdcall.
(d) The falling leaves.

3. What does God tell humanity they can do in "Spring Snow"?
(a) Stop believing in Him.
(b) Close their eyes.
(c) Stop calling to Him.
(d) Forget about immortality.

4. What does God say has never gotten in the way of human pleasure in "End of Winter"?
(a) The winter.
(b) God's grief.
(c) Human grief.
(d) The seasons.

5. Who is the speaker in "Clear Morning"?
(a) The morning dew.
(b) The poet.
(c) God.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the speaker in "End of Winter"?

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

4. Who is the author of the poetry collection The Wild Iris?

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

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