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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Lines 409-612.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?
(a) She is attempting to distract Adonis from her real intentions.
(b) She is too shy to explain to Adonis exactly what she wants from him.
(c) She is having second thoughts about her confession of love.
(d) She is too distraught to know how to proceed.

2. What is the "jennet" that appears in line 260?
(a) A flower.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fox.

3. According to the speaker, what is the one thing that the horse lacks?
(a) A proud rider.
(b) Humility.
(c) Rich trappings.
(d) Independence.

4. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Adonis's tears.
(b) Adonis's breath.
(c) Her own kisses.
(d) The dew on the flowers.

5. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?
(a) Give back her heart.
(b) Kiss her willingly.
(c) Admit that he desires her.
(d) Promise not to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Adonis tells Venus "Remove your siege from my unyielding heart," what metaphor used earlier in the poem does this recall (line 423)?

2. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?

3. What does the speaker compare to a grinning wolf and a bullet?

4. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?

5. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?

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