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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ 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.
(a) Goliath.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Peter.
(d) Herod.

2. Poem 288 is one of Emily's more whimsical poems. In it she quips about the mundane nature of being __________.
(a) Famous.
(b) Loved.
(c) Married.
(d) Widowed.

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?
(a) Europe.
(b) New England.
(c) Her soul.
(d) The South.

4. In the final stanza of Poem 507, Emily writes about the cat's dashed hopes for what?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Catching the squirrel.
(c) Catching the bird.
(d) Catching the mouse.

5. In Poem 540, unlike _____, Emily does not fell her giant; she only succeeds in conquering herself.
(a) Goliath.
(b) David.
(c) Herod.
(d) Matthew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paradise is the topic of Poem 215. What does Emily ask about paradise?

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

3. In Poem 824, Emily notes that, despite the threat of the storm, _______ is not damaged. Only a tree in the yard is split.

4. In Poem 536, what would humans prefer to have first?

5. Poem 245 is a poem of loss. In it Emily speaks of a ____ that she has.

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