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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#2) suggest God withhold if He wishes for her to continue to grow tomatoes?
(a) His wrath.
(b) The scorching sun.
(c) Her self doubt.
(d) Heavy rains and cold nights.
2. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#1) say she does more intensely than others?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Eats tomatoes.
(c) Despairs.
(d) Praises God.
3. What is the "sign of blessedness" (30) referred to in "Clover"?
(a) A four-leaf clover.
(b) The summer breeze.
(c) The sun shine.
(d) God.
4. What time of year does the poet in "The Doorway" wish she could remain forever?
(a) Early Summer.
(b) Early Spring.
(c) Late Summer.
(d) Late Spring.
5. What is blooming at the start of "Song"?
(a) A wild rose.
(b) A wood violet.
(c) An iris.
(d) A purple crocus.
6. Why does the speaker feel it is difficult to please all creations?
(a) They do not believe in God.
(b) They all want something different.
(c) They will not say what they truly want.
(d) They are never pleased once they get what they want.
7. How is the sun described as it shines off the mountains in "Matins" (#7)?
(a) A stream of light.
(b) White fire.
(c) Yellow brilliance.
(d) A bright spotlight.
8. What does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" think the woman's grief signifies at the end of the poem?
(a) Pain of losing her partner.
(b) Her desire for immortality.
(c) Frustration with her garden.
(d) Depression.
9. Why does the speaker say humans suffer at the end of "Early Darkness"?
(a) Because they were born.
(b) Because they do not believe in Him.
(c) Because they forget to pray.
(d) Because they touched each other.
10. Who is the speaker in "Clover"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) God.
(c) The gardener.
(d) A clover plant.
11. Who does the speaker in "Field Flowers" address?
(a) The tall grass.
(b) A field of flowers.
(c) The poet.
(d) God.
12. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#3) think might be God's gift to her so that she is aware she needs Him?
(a) The garden.
(b) Pain.
(c) The sheep.
(d) The drought.
13. Where does the person in "Vespers" (#1) suggest God may only exist?
(a) In the sunrise.
(b) In one's mind.
(c) In other countries.
(d) In warmer climates.
14. The daisies in "Daisies" say that the mind wants to shine like what?
(a) The shimmering lake.
(b) The sun.
(c) Dew covered grass.
(d) Machines.
15. What does the speaker wonder if the person s/he is addressing looks for while looking beyond the field?
(a) A sign from God.
(b) A better place to garden.
(c) A sign the rain is coming.
(d) Heaven.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder" want to go?
2. Where does the speaker of "Vespers" (#4) say she knows God is at the start of the poem?
3. Who is the speaker in "End of Summer"?
4. Who is the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder"?
5. In what way does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) feel her affliction is different than the sick rose?
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