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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 in "Matins" (#7) call God?
(a) Deceitful creator.
(b) Delightful man.
(c) Master of all.
(d) Dear friend.

2. What does the speaker in "Retreating Wind" say he feels for his audience in the first lines?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Pity.
(c) Shame.
(d) Love.

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

4. What does the trillium flower in "Trillium" think some people need?
(a) Death's presence.
(b) Immortality.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) Changing seasons.

5. To whom is the speaker addressing in "Matins" (#3)?
(a) God.
(b) Flower.
(c) Poet.
(d) Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" think the woman's grief signifies at the end of the poem?

2. What does the speaker in "The Garden" find it unbearable to look at?

3. Who does the speaker in "Field Flowers" address?

4. In what way does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel her affliction is different than the sick rose?

5. Why does the speaker feel it is difficult to please all creations?

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