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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the trillium flower describe waking in "Trillilum"?
(a) A moss-covered rock.
(b) A blue meadow.
(c) A bright garden.
(d) A dark forest.

2. How does the hawthorn tree observe the couple walking in the garden in "The Hawthorn Tree"?
(a) Shoulder to shoulder.
(b) Close together, hands clasped.
(c) Arm in arm.
(d) Beside one another, but not holding hands.

3. Where does the speaker of "Retreating Wind" tell his audience they will not find what they are looking for?
(a) In prayer.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In heaven.
(d) In God's love.

4. What is one of the things God says He gifted to humanity in "Retreating Wind"?
(a) More time than they knew how to use.
(b) Wind.
(c) The sun.
(d) A conscience.

5. What tree does the poet in "Matins" (#3) ask if God is like?
(a) Hawthorn.
(b) Pine.
(c) Ash.
(d) Birch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) address?

2. What does the speaker in "April" tell the couple has been distributed among all creatures?

3. What signs of their mood have the couple left on the dirt path in "The Hawthorn Tree"?

4. Who is the speaker in "End of Winter"?

5. How does the witchgrass feel the gardener feels about it in "Witchgrass"?

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