Bradstreet

In her poem, Bradstreet mostly criticizes herself for-

• Losing her faith in God's goodness

• Failing to react quickly in an emergency

• Not taking proper precautions against fire hazards

• Valuing material possessions too much

Bradstreet emphasizes both the things she has lost and-

• The people who escaped the fire

• The new home that neighbors are building for her

• Her memories of happy occasions in the house

• The items she has rescued from the flames

When Bradstreet writes, "I blest His name that gave and took..." (line 14) she implies that-

• She is being punished for the sin of vanity

• Material objects are ultimately God's and not her

• She secretly wants all her possessions to vanish

• God will be appeased if she says a prayer to Him

When Bradstreet writes, "Thou hast an house on high erect..." (line 43) she means that

• Whatever is destroyed can soon be rebuilt

• God has prepared an eternal dwelling place for all believers

• She is bitter about those people who still have homes

• One should dwell upon the good things in life

Bradstreet's views might be described as spiritual because she-

• Repeatedly refers to God and His will

• Emphasizes that real value cannot be found in earthly things

• Writes movingly of the things she lost

• Clearly explains how a person feels after a disaster

What was the "thund'ring noise" (line 3) that woke Bradstreet?

• A clap of lightning

• The drums of English soldiers

• The burning of her home

• A raging river

In this

poem, who is the "mighty Architect"?

• Bradstreet's Uncle

• A kindly Puritan

• God

• The man who built Bradstreet's house

In the last five lines, what does Bradstreet wish to no longer love?

• Possessions

• Human beings

• Those who set the fire

• Glory

In the last part of this poem, Bradstreet uses house as a metaphor for -

• The afterlife

• The things that she lost in the fire

• God