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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 33 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in "The Garden" do as a sign of truce when the couple disagree about whether to stop or continue?
(a) She quietly continues.
(b) She shakes the man's hand.
(c) She nods her head.
(d) She touches the man's cheek.

2. What does the trillium flower in "Trillium" think some people need?
(a) A sign from God.
(b) Changing seasons.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Death's presence.

3. What eartly image is referenced multiple times in "Love in Moonlight"?
(a) The sun.
(b) The night sky.
(c) The moon.
(d) The stars.

4. Who or what is the speaker in "Heaven and Earth"?
(a) The poet's husband.
(b) The poet.
(c) God.
(d) The horizon.

5. What is the young couple doing in "The Garden"?
(a) Planting irises.
(b) Planting a row of peas.
(c) Planting tomato plants.
(d) Weeding the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Red Poppy," what does the red poppy say it does not have despite having feelings?

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

3. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he should be buried with at the end of the poem?

4. What does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" think the woman's grief signifies at the end of the poem?

5. What does God tell humanity they will no hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?

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