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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 34 - 46 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) address?
(a) The sky.
(b) The birch tree.
(c) God.
(d) The poet.

2. The poet in "Matins" (#3) asks God's forgiveness for doing what?
(a) Not believing in Him.
(b) Sinning.
(c) Not being able to see Him.
(d) Loving Him.

3. Where does the speaker of "Retreating Wind" tell his audience they will not find what they are looking for?
(a) In heaven.
(b) In prayer.
(c) In God's love.
(d) In the garden.

4. Where does the speaker of "Vespers" (#4) say she knows God is at the start of the poem?
(a) In the garden with John.
(b) In the cool summer breeze.
(c) In the garden with Noah.
(d) In the garden at sunset.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" address?

2. Who is the speaker in "Retreating Wind"?

3. What does John do in "Vespers" (#4) after 15 minutes of "intense effort" (42)?

4. Who is the speaker in "Field Flowers"?

5. How does the speaker in "End of Summer" refer to humanity?

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