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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 John do in "Vespers" (#4) after 15 minutes of "intense effort" (42)?
(a) Spend 15 minutes in quiet meditation.
(b) Spend 15 minutes in ecstatic contemplation.
(c) Spend 15 minutes in solemn contemplation.
(d) Spend 15 minutes napping.

2. What surprised the snowdrop flower at the end of "Snowdrops"?
(a) That it bloomed again.
(b) That the winter was so cold.
(c) That the snow came early.
(d) That is died.

3. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he may be better for addressing instead of God?
(a) The flowers.
(b) The birds.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The birches.

4. Who does the speaker of "Scilla" address?
(a) Another plant.
(b) God.
(c) A human audience.
(d) The dirt.

5. What does God say "glitters like the moon" (9) in "Spring Snow"?
(a) The garden.
(b) The snowfall.
(c) The earth.
(d) Fireflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Love in Moonlight" say people sometimes force on one another?

2. What was the couple given which compels the speaker in "April" to say he expected better of them?

3. Who is the speaker in "Matins" (#7)?

4. What does God feel people have failed to do despite his effort in "Clear Morning'?

5. Where does the speaker of "Vespers" (#4) say she knows God is at the start of the poem?

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