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

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

3. In what way does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel her affliction is different than the sick rose?
(a) The sick rose still has the sunlight.
(b) She knows how to heal the rose, but not herself.
(c) The sick rose is cared for by the gardener.
(d) The sick rose stays among other roses while she remains apart from others.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Red Poppy," what does the red poppy say it does not have despite having feelings?

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

3. What adjective does the person in "Vespers" (#1) use to describe the peach which grows only in warm climates?

4. What does the speaker say s/he regrets thinking of humanity as in "Matins" (#7)?

5. What time of year does the poet in "The Doorway" wish she could remain forever?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way is the speaker in "Matins" (#6) different from the sick rose?

5. What does the poet in "Heaven and Earth" question in regards to her husband at the end of the poem?

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

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

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

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

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

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