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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 34 - 46 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "End of Summer"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Earth.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

2. What does God say people truly want in "Spring Snow"?
(a) God to come to them in human form.
(b) Immortality.
(c) An obvious sign.
(d) Not belief, but capitulation to authority.

3. Where does the speaker of "Vespers" (#4) say she knows God is at the start of the poem?
(a) In the cool summer breeze.
(b) In the garden at sunset.
(c) In the garden with Noah.
(d) In the garden with John.

4. 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.

5. What does the person in "Vespers" (#1) try to plant as a test of God's existence?
(a) A peach tree.
(b) An apricot tree.
(c) A fig tree.
(d) A tomato crop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#5) say she lives mostly in at the start of the poem?

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

3. Who is "the lord in heaven" according to the poppy in "The Red Poppy"?

4. What does the person in "Vespers" (#1) say she struggles to share with her husband and son?

5. How does the witchgrass feel the gardener feels about it in "Witchgrass"?

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