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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 person in "Vespers" (#1) suggest God may only exist?
(a) In other countries.
(b) In the sunrise.
(c) In one's mind.
(d) In warmer climates.

2. Who does the speaker say God created mistrust between in "Vespers" (#6)?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Brother and brother.
(d) Father and son.

3. 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) Forget to praise God.
(c) Strangle each other.
(d) Drown each other out.

4. Who is the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder"?
(a) God.
(b) A jacob's ladder plant.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The gardener.

5. What time of year does the poet in "The Doorway" wish she could remain forever?
(a) Late Spring.
(b) Early Summer.
(c) Early Spring.
(d) Late Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of "Midsummer"?

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

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

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

5. What is the gardener in "Matins" (#5) pretending to do in the beginning of the poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the jacob's ladder plant think may be the reason for the woman's grief in "Jacob's Ladder"?

3. In "Daisies," what do the daisies tell the poet will happen is she tries to share her "impressions of the natural world" (39) with others?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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