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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 time of year is it in "Matins" (#5)?
(a) Early winter.
(b) Late fall.
(c) Beginning of spring.
(d) End of summer.
2. Why does the red poppy say it is speaking at the end of "The Red Poppy"?
(a) Because it has found God.
(b) Because it cares for humanity.
(c) Because it is scared.
(d) Because it is shattered.
3. Who is "the lord in heaven" according to the poppy in "The Red Poppy"?
(a) God.
(b) The rain.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The sun.
4. Why does the speaker feel it is difficult to please all creations?
(a) They will not say what they truly want.
(b) They do not believe in God.
(c) They all want something different.
(d) They are never pleased once they get what they want.
5. Who is the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) A jacob's ladder plant.
(c) God.
(d) The gardener.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the speaker of "Midsummer"?
2. Who or what does the speaker in "Heaven and Earth" observe as wanting it all as s/he stands on the horizon?
3. What does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel happens to her over and over at the start of the poem?
4. What happens to the flowers at the top of the bush while the one at the bottom blooms dark red in "Song"?
5. What flower does the poet in "The Doorway" describe as it just starts to open?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does God see humanity in "Midsummer"?
2. What does the poet in "Vespers" (#2) tell God she failed to do at the start of the poem?
3. Why does God tell humans that they need not fear death in "Harvest"?
4. 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?
5. In "Vespers" (#4), where does the poet say she knows God is?
6. What is different about John's peace in comparison to the poet's in "Vespers" (#4)?
7. What does the flower ask the human at the start of "Field Flowers"?
8. Why does God say he is not pleased with His creations in "End of Summer"?
9. "In Doorway," how does the poet describe the late spring?
10. In what way is the speaker in "Matins" (#6) different from the sick rose?
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