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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 "Jacob's Ladder" think the woman's grief signifies at the end of the poem?
(a) Her desire for immortality.
(b) Depression.
(c) Frustration with her garden.
(d) Pain of losing her partner.

2. What time of day does the poem "End of Winter" describe at the beginning?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Twilight.
(d) Late evening.

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

4. What does the speaker in "Love in Moonlight" say people sometimes force on one another?
(a) Their religious fervor.
(b) Their disbelief in God.
(c) Their passion.
(d) Their own despair.

5. What adjective does the person in "Vespers" (#1) use to describe the peach which grows only in warm climates?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Juicy.
(c) Bountiful.
(d) Unimaginable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Vespers" (#1)?

2. To whom is the speaker of "Wild Iris" speaking?

3. What is the young couple doing in "The Garden"?

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

5. Who is the author of the poetry collection The Wild Iris?

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