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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prodigal Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the third stanza of 'The Prodigal Son,', one of the man's sons approaches him with a question. Which son approaches?
(a) Both sons.
(b) The oldest son is prompted by the youngest.
(c) The youngest son.
(d) The oldest son.

2. In the second stanza of 'The Creation' what is the only thing that God can see?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Despair.
(c) Light.
(d) Joy.

3. How does the speaker describe the congregation in 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) As full pitchers.
(b) As full plates.
(c) As empty pitchers.
(d) As empty plates.

4. What grows in stanza seven of 'The Creation'?
(a) Corn, tomatoes and grapes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Grass, flowers and trees.
(d) Man and woman.

5. What do God's steps create in 'The Creation'?
(a) The volcanos.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The oceans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does God throw the leftover light in the poem 'The Creation'?

2. What is the preacher about to do in the third stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?

3. How does the speaker describe God in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

4. What does the speaker ask God for in 'Listen, Lord'?

5. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker say the preacher's imagination should be cleaned with?

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