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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 600-722.

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) Her husband.
(c) The Savior.
(d) The Devil.

2. Poem 324 tells about Emily's _____ routine. While others in her village go to church, she stays at home and communes with God in nature.
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Easter.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Christmas.

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

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

5. In Poem 608, Emily states she is afraid of the ______ no more than the east is afraid of the morning time.
(a) Atomic bomb.
(b) Judgment Day.
(c) End of time.
(d) Resurrection.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 245, when Emily does wake, the ____ is gone, and Emily is left with only its memory.

2. In Poem 127, Emily writes about the ______ that have been prepared in heaven for God's children.

3. What is being longed for in Poem 511?

4. In Poem 318, where are the sunrise and sunset which Emily describes?

5. ______ 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.

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