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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 33 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of the sound God says they will hear in the other world in "End of Winter"?
(a) Hello.
(b) No more.
(c) Nevermore.
(d) Good-bye.

3. What does the woman in "The Garden" do as a sign of truce when the couple disagree about whether to stop or continue?
(a) She quietly continues.
(b) She nods her head.
(c) She touches the man's cheek.
(d) She shakes the man's hand.

4. What does God say people truly want in "Spring Snow"?
(a) An obvious sign.
(b) God to come to them in human form.
(c) Not belief, but capitulation to authority.
(d) Immortality.

5. What time of day does the poem "End of Winter" describe at the beginning?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Late evening.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) Twilight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signs of their mood have the couple left on the dirt path in "The Hawthorn Tree"?

2. What is described as "the heart's constant backdrop" (27) in "Song"?

3. To whom is the speaker of "Wild Iris" speaking?

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

5. What words does the speaker on "Retreating Wind" repeat in regards to human life?

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