View a FREE sample

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 Hawthorn Tree"?
(a) A young man.
(b) The hawthorn tree.
(c) A young woman.
(d) God.

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

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

4. What did humanity want that they did not receive from God?
(a) Endless youth.
(b) Immortality.
(c) To see God in human form.
(d) To see heaven.

5. What has the young couple in "The Garden" not yet encountered according to the speaker?
(a) Life's great difficulties.
(b) Doubt of God's existence.
(c) A successful vegetable garden.
(d) Proof of God's existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does the poem "End of Winter" describe at the beginning?

2. What sound is described at the beginning of "End of Winter"?

3. Who is the speaker in "Clear Morning"?

4. What does the hawthorn tree in "The Hawthorn Tree" believe to be the reason for what the couple left behind?

5. The poet in "Matins" (#1) refers to a conversation she had with whom?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 217 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample