American Roots: From Native Traditions to the American Revolution — Test
Question 22 • English III
Read the stanza from “Deliverance From Another Sore Fit.” “Thou knowest the sorrows that I felt; My plaints and groans were heard of Thee, And how in sweat I seemed to melt Thou help'st and Thou regardest me.” What does the word regardest suggest about the speaker’s attitude toward God?
Answer
A
The speaker feels watched attentively by God.
B
The speaker thinks of God as a closest friend.
C
The speaker believes God will end all suffering.
D
The speaker considers God to be largely unknowable.
Explanation
“Regardest” means that God notices or pays attention to the speaker. The speaker says God heard the speaker’s “plaints and groans” and helped, suggesting attentive care. So the speaker feels watched attentively by God, not that God is unknowable or necessarily ends all suffering.
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