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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 the trillium flower in "Trillium" think some people need?
(a) Death's presence.
(b) Changing seasons.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) Immortality.

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

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

4. What is the meaning of the sound God says they will hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?
(a) Nevermore.
(b) Good-bye.
(c) No more.
(d) Hello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Matins" (#1), what types of people does Noah say "hate the spring" (2)?

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

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

4. What surprised the snowdrop flower at the end of "Snowdrops"?

5. What does God say "glitters like the moon" (9) in "Spring Snow"?

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