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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 flower does the poet in "The Doorway" describe as it just starts to open?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Crocuses.
(c) Irises.
(d) Roses.

2. What time of year does the poet in "The Doorway" wish she could remain forever?
(a) Late Spring.
(b) Early Spring.
(c) Late Summer.
(d) Early Summer.

3. The poet in "Matins" (#3) feels she has seen no proof of what?
(a) Her husband's love.
(b) Her garden will be successful.
(c) The tree dying.
(d) God's existence.

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

5. What is referred to as "a living thing" at the end of "Love in Moonlight"?
(a) A soul.
(b) The earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say s/he regrets thinking of humanity as in "Matins" (#7)?

3. Where does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" want to go?

4. What does God say he "cannot go on restricting [himself] to" (8) in "Clear Morning"?

5. What flowers "burst" up as a sign of spring in "The Garden"?

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