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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 is the speaker in "Vespers" (#1)?
(a) A tomato crop.
(b) The poet.
(c) A fig tree.
(d) God.

2. What flower does the poet in "The Doorway" describe as it just starts to open?
(a) Roses.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Irises.
(d) Crocuses.

3. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#5) say she lives mostly in at the start of the poem?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Religious contemplation.
(c) Solitude.
(d) The garden.

4. What is described as "the heart's constant backdrop" (27) in "Song"?
(a) The light.
(b) The dark.
(c) The summer breeze.
(d) The blue sky.

5. What is the gardener in "Matins" (#5) pretending to do in the beginning of the poem?
(a) Harvest her vegetables.
(b) Water the plants.
(c) Weed the garden.
(d) Pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet in "Matins" (#3) ask God if what may be his goal?

2. Who is the field of daisies addressing in "Daisies"?

3. In what way does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel her affliction is different than the sick rose?

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

5. What does the speaker of "Scilla" call his audience?

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