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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Spring Snow"?
(a) The snowfall.
(b) The wind.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does God tell humanity they will no hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?

3. Who is the speaker in "Snowdrops"?

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

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

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