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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Early Darkness"?
(a) The nigth sky.
(b) All humanity.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

2. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#1) say she does more intensely than others?
(a) Eats tomatoes.
(b) Despairs.
(c) Gardens.
(d) Praises God.

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

4. Where does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" want to go?
(a) Inside the house.
(b) Back in the garden.
(c) Heaven.
(d) To the forest.

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

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

7. Who or what does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" address?
(a) A jacob's ladder plant.
(b) God.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The gardener.

8. Who is God speaking to in "Harvest"?
(a) The fields.
(b) Vineyards.
(c) Humanity.
(d) The sun.

9. 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.

10. What color do the sick trees turn in "Matins" (#5)?
(a) Light green.
(b) Deep red.
(c) Brilliant yellow.
(d) Dull brown.

11. Who is the speaker of "Midsummer"?
(a) Humanity.
(b) The sun.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

12. How is the sun described as it shines off the mountains in "Matins" (#7)?
(a) Yellow brilliance.
(b) White fire.
(c) A stream of light.
(d) A bright spotlight.

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

14. What does the speaker in "Midsummer" say all humanity does while crying out their needs "in the open field" (34)?
(a) Say too many things at once.
(b) Drown each other out.
(c) Strangle each other.
(d) Forget to praise God.

15. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#2) suggest God withhold if He wishes for her to continue to grow tomatoes?
(a) His wrath.
(b) Heavy rains and cold nights.
(c) The scorching sun.
(d) Her self doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as "the heart's constant backdrop" (27) in "Song"?

2. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#7) call God?

3. Where does the speaker of "Jacob's Ladder" feel it is trapped?

4. In what way does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel her affliction is different than the sick rose?

5. Who does the speaker say God created mistrust between in "Vespers" (#6)?

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