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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 805-1081.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.
(a) Her son.
(b) The Devil.
(c) The Savior.
(d) Her husband.

2. Emily uses images of the Biblical characters _______ in Poem 540.
(a) Herod and Jesus.
(b) David and Goliath.
(c) Matthew and Luke.
(d) Jesus and Satan.

3. In Poem 536, if none of this is possible, people will generally desire ____ and the ability to be set free from their suffering.
(a) Medicine.
(b) Safety.
(c) Death.
(d) Freedom of worry.

4. In Poem 1052, Emily writes that even though she has not physically seen heaven, she knows it exists. She states that she knows heaven exists in the same way that although she has never seen _____, but she knows it exists.
(a) The mountains.
(b) The sun.
(c) The sea.
(d) The desert.

5. Poem 245 is a poem of loss. In it Emily speaks of a ____ that she has.
(a) Dog.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Flower.
(d) Cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emily concludes Poem 1075 by stating this is a day when nature is caught without its ____.

2. Poem 254 presents a beautiful picture of the idea of hope. In this poem Emily portrays hope as a _______.

3. In Poem 809, Emily writes about the nature of love. She states that those who are loved are unable to do what?

4. According to Poem 829, the grave is a bed where the sleeper waits for __________.

5. What is being longed for in Poem 511?

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