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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the red poppy say it is speaking at the end of "The Red Poppy"?
(a) Because it is scared.
(b) Because it is shattered.
(c) Because it has found God.
(d) Because it cares for humanity.

2. What signs of a changing season does the speaker in "Vespers" (#8) describe?
(a) The wilting blossoms.
(b) The early morning frost.
(c) The grass getting brown.
(d) The leaves falling.

3. What does the lily think is happening at the start of the poem?
(a) It is dying.
(b) It is blooming.
(c) It is getting picked.
(d) It is being forgotten.

4. Who is the speaker in "The Hawthorn Tree"?
(a) A young woman.
(b) A young man.
(c) The hawthorn tree.
(d) God.

5. In "Matins" (#1), what types of people does Noah say "hate the spring" (2)?
(a) Cold-blooded.
(b) Depressives.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Extroverts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he should be buried with at the end of the poem?

2. Who is the speaker in "Vespers" (#8)?

3. How does the speaker in "Retreating Wind" describe human souls?

4. How does the speaker in "End of Summer" refer to humanity?

5. What surprised the snowdrop flower at the end of "Snowdrops"?

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