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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 47 - 63 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the daisies in "Daisies" say will happen if the person were to share her views of the natural world with others?
(a) She will be laughed at again.
(b) God will bless her.
(c) People will listen.
(d) Nobody will care.

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

3. What does the hawthorn tree in "The Hawthorn Tree" believe to be the reason for what the couple left behind?
(a) Human folly.
(b) Human joy.
(c) Human passion or rage.
(d) Human devotion to God.

4. To whom is the speaker of "Wild Iris" speaking?
(a) The iris.
(b) Death.
(c) The gardener.
(d) God.

5. Why does the speaker feel it is difficult to please all creations?
(a) They will not say what they truly want.
(b) They all want something different.
(c) They are never pleased once they get what they want.
(d) They do not believe in God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God say "glitters like the moon" (9) in "Spring Snow"?

2. Who is the speaker of "Matins" (#3)?

3. The poet in "Matins" (#2) says humanity "took turns working the garden" (3) and never thought of who or what?

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

5. Who is the field of daisies addressing in "Daisies"?

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