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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) address?
(a) The birch tree.
(b) God.
(c) The poet.
(d) The sky.

2. What is the meaning of the sound God says they will hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?
(a) Nevermore.
(b) Hello.
(c) No more.
(d) Good-bye.

3. What does the poet in "Matins" (#3) say about God's silence?
(a) It is useless.
(b) It is comforting.
(c) It is powerful.
(d) It is chilling.

4. What signs of their mood have the couple left on the dirt path in "The Hawthorn Tree"?
(a) Their shoes.
(b) Scattered flowers.
(c) An echo of laughter.
(d) An empty basket.

5. Who or what does the speaker in "Heaven and Earth" observe as wanting it all as s/he stands on the horizon?
(a) God.
(b) The garden.
(c) The poet.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he may be better for addressing instead of God?

2. What happens to the flowers at the top of the bush while the one at the bottom blooms dark red in "Song"?

3. What does the trillium flower in "Trillium" think some people need?

4. What does the speaker of "Scilla" say humans are always planning?

5. What does the poet say followed humanities exile from heaven in "Matins" (#2)?

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