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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "the lord in heaven" according to the poppy in "The Red Poppy"?
(a) The gardener.
(b) God.
(c) The rain.
(d) The sun.

2. Who is the speaker in "Matins" (#7)?
(a) The poet.
(b) The earth.
(c) God.
(d) The sun.

3. The daisies in "Daisies" say that the mind wants to shine like what?
(a) The sun.
(b) Dew covered grass.
(c) Machines.
(d) The shimmering lake.

4. 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 garden with John.
(c) In the garden with Noah.
(d) In the cool summer breeze.

5. What is blooming at the start of "Song"?
(a) A wood violet.
(b) A wild rose.
(c) An iris.
(d) A purple crocus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of "Midsummer"?

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

3. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#2) suggest God withhold if He wishes for her to continue to grow tomatoes?

4. What do humans view most of the clovers in the garden as in "Clover"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the gardener in "Matins" (#5) doing while she pretends to weed?

2. What does the clover question in regards to people's view of the four leaf clover in "Clover"?

3. How does God see humanity in "Midsummer"?

4. What is different about John's peace in comparison to the poet's in "Vespers" (#4)?

5. What does the poppy say about the sun in "The Red Poppy"?

6. "In Doorway," how does the poet describe the late spring?

7. In "The Doorway," how does the poet liken the flowers in spring to a child's behavior?

8. Why does God say he is not pleased with His creations in "End of Summer"?

9. Why does God tell humans that they need not fear death in "Harvest"?

10. Why does the poet in "Vespers" (#1) plant a fig tree in Vermont?

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