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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he should be buried with at the end of the poem?
(a) The tomato plant.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The dying flowers.
(d) The Romantics.

4. What does the speaker of "Scilla" say humans are always planning?
(a) Their silly lives.
(b) To meet God.
(c) Their death.
(d) For immortality.

5. What flowers "burst" up as a sign of spring in "The Garden"?
(a) White Irises.
(b) Red Roses.
(c) Purple Crocuses.
(d) Trilliums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does the speaker on "Retreating Wind" repeat in regards to human life?

2. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he may be better for addressing instead of God?

3. What does God say he "cannot go on restricting [himself] to" (8) in "Clear Morning"?

4. What does God say humans were too eager for in "End of Winter"?

5. What flower with "deep blue" (20) marks is referenced at the end of "April"?

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