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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) The poet.
(b) The poet's husband.
(c) The iris.
(d) God.

2. What surprised the snowdrop flower at the end of "Snowdrops"?
(a) That it bloomed again.
(b) That the winter was so cold.
(c) That is died.
(d) That the snow came early.

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

4. Under what great tree does the lamium live in "Lamium"?
(a) Maple.
(b) Hawthorn.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Pine.

5. What does God say He has two of in "Spring Snow"?
(a) Two types of love.
(b) Two faces.
(c) Two selves and two kinds of power.
(d) Two forms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does God say has never gotten in the way of human pleasure in "End of Winter"?

3. What sound does the speaker in "Wild Iris" hear "darting in low shrubs" (1)?

4. What flowers "burst" up as a sign of spring in "The Garden"?

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

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