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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the speaker of "Jacob's Ladder" feel it is trapped?
(a) In a garden.
(b) In limbo.
(c) In the earth.
(d) In Hell.

2. What does the hawthorn tree in "The Hawthorn Tree" believe to be the reason for what the couple left behind?
(a) Human passion or rage.
(b) Human devotion to God.
(c) Human joy.
(d) Human folly.

3. Who is the speaker in "Snowdrops"?
(a) The poet.
(b) A snowdrop flower.
(c) God.
(d) A snowflake.

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

5. The poet in "Matins" (#1) disagrees with Noah, saying that she feels attached to what?
(a) The birdsong.
(b) The living tree.
(c) The summer breeze.
(d) The wild iris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower with white marks is referenced at the end of "April"?

2. Who is the author of the poetry collection The Wild Iris?

3. Where does the trillium flower describe waking in "Trillilum"?

4. What does the speaker of "Scilla" say his audience treasures?

5. What mistake does Noah say depressives make in "Matins" (#1)?

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