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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 23 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What flower with white marks is referenced at the end of "April"?
(a) Wild Rose.
(b) Iris.
(c) Scilla.
(d) Violet.

3. What does the speaker of "Scilla" say his audience treasures?
(a) Material objects.
(b) God.
(c) Their own voice.
(d) The earth.

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

5. The poet in "Matins" (#3) asks God if He may be more inconsistent like what type of plant?
(a) Trillium.
(b) Lamium.
(c) Iris.
(d) Foxglove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the witchgrass say it will someday do at the end of "Witchgrass"?

2. What does God see as an "Image of departure" (16) in "The Garden"?

3. What fire-filled thing is likened to moonlight in "Love in Moonlight"?

4. What does the poet in "Matins" (#3) say about God's silence?

5. What tree does the poet in "Matins" (#3) ask if God is like?

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