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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in the poem "Wild Iris"?
(a) God.
(b) The poet.
(c) The iris.
(d) The poet's husband.

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

3. What mistake does Noah say depressives make in "Matins" (#1)?
(a) They dwell on their sadness.
(b) They spend too much time in doors.
(c) They attach themselves to one part of nature, rather than the whole.
(d) They cannot see the sunlight in the darkness.

4. In "Matins" (#1), what types of people does Noah say "hate the spring" (2)?
(a) Cold-blooded.
(b) Extroverts.
(c) Depressives.
(d) Jovial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does the speaker in "Wild Iris" hear "darting in low shrubs" (1)?

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

3. Who is the speaker in "Clear Morning"?

4. What does the poet say followed humanities exile from heaven in "Matins" (#2)?

5. The poet in "Matins" (#1) refers to a conversation she had with whom?

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