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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 have ______, humans would prefer to have no pain.
(a) Faith.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Pleasure.

2. Paradise is the topic of Poem 215. What does Emily ask about paradise?
(a) When she will arrive.
(b) Who lives there.
(c) Why she hasn't found it.
(d) Where it is.

3. In Poem 824, Emily notes that, despite the threat of the storm, _______ is not damaged. Only a tree in the yard is split.
(a) Her sister's house.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) Her house.
(d) Her father's house.

4. This book includes two versions of Poem 824. Both poems address the same topic, but the wording and _____ differ slightly from one poem to the other.
(a) Rhyme scheme.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Meter.

5. In Poem 540, Emily states she set her power against the world and although she didn't have the power ____ had, she had more that the amount of boldness he did.
(a) Goliath.
(b) Peter.
(c) David.
(d) Matthew.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 1021, Emily describes the life of the children of God. What, according to Emily, will these people often feel far from?

2. In Poem 292, Emily writes about gathering the _____ to do something one is afraid to do.

3. ______ is said to have sowed the seeds of the crucifixion because, according to the Bible, he did nothing to stop the innocent Jesus from being put to death. Instead, he released to the crowd Barabbas, the known murderer.

4. 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 ____.

5. In Poem 1075, Emily writes about nature in one of its less regal moments. What is described by Emily in this poem?

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