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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 23 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the couple given which compels the speaker in "April" to say he expected better of them?
(a) The earth.
(b) Souls.
(c) Minds.
(d) Bodies.

2. 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 shakes the man's hand.
(b) She touches the man's cheek.
(c) She nods her head.
(d) She quietly continues.

3. What eartly image is referenced multiple times in "Love in Moonlight"?
(a) The stars.
(b) The night sky.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

4. What sound does the speaker in "Wild Iris" hear "darting in low shrubs" (1)?
(a) Worms.
(b) Footsteps.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Birds.

5. What does the poet in "Matins" (#3) say about God's silence?
(a) It is powerful.
(b) It is chilling.
(c) It is comforting.
(d) It is useless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#4) address?

2. What does God say humans were too eager for in "End of Winter"?

3. Who is the author of the poetry collection The Wild Iris?

4. What flowers "burst" up as a sign of spring in "The Garden"?

5. What does God say people truly want in "Spring Snow"?

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