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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 of "Scilla" say his audience treasures?
(a) The earth.
(b) God.
(c) Their own voice.
(d) Material objects.

2. What time of year is everything possible according to the speaker in "Heaven and Earth"?
(a) Midsummer.
(b) Early fall.
(c) Early spring.
(d) Late winter.

3. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) The poet.
(b) The poet's husband.
(c) God.
(d) The iris.

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

5. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) address?
(a) God.
(b) The sick rose.
(c) The aphids.
(d) The gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the witchgrass feel humans even bothered to give it a name in "Witchgrass"?

2. What does John do in "Vespers" (#4) after 15 minutes of "intense effort" (42)?

3. What does God feel people have failed to do despite his effort in "Clear Morning'?

4. What do the daisies in "Daisies" say will happen if the person were to share her views of the natural world with others?

5. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) say s/he may be better for addressing instead of God?

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