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

2. What does John do in "Vespers" (#4) after 15 minutes of "intense effort" (42)?
(a) Spend 15 minutes in ecstatic contemplation.
(b) Spend 15 minutes in solemn contemplation.
(c) Spend 15 minutes in quiet meditation.
(d) Spend 15 minutes napping.

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

4. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#3) think might be God's gift to her so that she is aware she needs Him?
(a) The drought.
(b) Pain.
(c) The sheep.
(d) The garden.

5. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#2) apologize for failing to do at the start of the poem?
(a) Share the tomato crop with her family.
(b) Find proof God exists.
(c) Produce a succesful tomato crop.
(d) Believe in God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel happens to her over and over at the start of the poem?

2. What color do the sick trees turn in "Matins" (#5)?

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

4. What does the speaker in "Midsummer" remind humanity they were not intended to be?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Vespers" (#3), why does the poet think she is "uniquely/ suited to praise [God]" (38)?

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

4. What does the poet say is a way of God revealing Himself in "Vespers" (#5)?

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

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

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

8. What does the poet say were some of the signs God existed in her youth in "Vespers" (#6)?

9. In "Vespers" (#4), where does the poet say she knows God is?

10. What does the poet express regret for thinking in "Matins" (#7)?

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