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

2. Where does the speaker of "Vespers" (#4) say she knows God is at the start of the poem?
(a) In the garden at sunset.
(b) In the cool summer breeze.
(c) In the garden with John.
(d) In the garden with Noah.

3. Who is the speaker in "Retreating Wind"?
(a) The wind.
(b) The ocean.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

4. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#3) wonder if God loves more than her?
(a) The beasts of the field.
(b) The fig tree.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her husband.

5. How are the nights described in "The White Lilies"?
(a) Warm with hope.
(b) Cold with terror.
(c) Mild and peaceful.
(d) Frigid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God tell the poet to do at the start of "Lullaby"?

2. Where does the person in "Vespers" (#1) suggest God may only exist?

3. The poet in "Matins" (#3) asks God if He may be more inconsistent like what type of plant?

4. Who is the speaker in "Scilla"?

5. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) address?

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