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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 536, if they can't be freed from pain, what would humans prefer to do?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Pray.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Watch beauty.

2. In Poem 823, Emily states that God is not interested in what things people have done while on earth, but the things they might have done had they been more ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Honest.
(c) Godlike.
(d) Powerful.

3. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.
(a) Misery.
(b) Ingratitude.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Desirability.

4. Emily makes an interesting comment about quiet people in Poem 543. She states that she ____ quiet people, those of few words.
(a) Worships.
(b) Loves.
(c) Is jealous of.
(d) Fears.

5. In Poem 254, only a severe ____ can drown out the sound of the tune.
(a) Volcano.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. In Poem 964, Emily writes about the way in which God accepts His children. Although Emily tells Jesus she does not know Him, He tells her who He is and _________.

3. In Poem 215, Emily ends with concern that the other ransomed will laugh at her, but she is hopeful that paradise won't be as lonely as where?

4. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.

5. In the second stanza of Poem 234, Emily talks about the cost associated with going to heaven. Here she uses _____ terminology in her description.

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