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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the speaker in "Spring Snow"?
(a) The snowfall.
(b) The wind.
(c) The poet.
(d) God.

3. What sound is described at the beginning of "End of Winter"?
(a) The falling leaves.
(b) A birdcall.
(c) The last snowfall.
(d) The wind.

4. Who or what does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" address?
(a) The gardener.
(b) God.
(c) The heavens.
(d) A jacob's ladder plant.

5. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) The poet's husband.
(b) The poet.
(c) The iris.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the speaker say humans suffer at the end of "Early Darkness"?

2. Who is the speaker in "End of Winter"?

3. Who is the speaker in "Witchgrass"?

4. What does God say He let people do because it is what they wanted in "End of Winter"?

5. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) address?

(see the answer key)

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