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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) God's love.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Sensation.

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

3. What does God say "glitters like the moon" (9) in "Spring Snow"?
(a) The earth.
(b) The garden.
(c) The snowfall.
(d) Fireflies.

4. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) The iris.
(b) The poet.
(c) The poet's husband.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God tell humanity they can do in "Spring Snow"?

2. What does God feel people have failed to do despite his effort in "Clear Morning'?

3. Who is the speaker in "Clear Morning"?

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?

(see the answer key)

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