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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 507, Emily refers to the bird as _____ which revealed a thousand toes and then ran away on them.
(a) Bliss.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Freedom.

2. Fear is the subject dealt with in Poem 608. Emily first declares she is more afraid of the _____ in her father's house than she is of death.
(a) Beekeeper.
(b) Maid.
(c) Butler.
(d) Doorkeeper.

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

4. Poem 561 is a poem about grief and hurt. To what does Emily compare the grief of each grieving person she meets?
(a) That of her own.
(b) That of her mother.
(c) That of her father.
(d) That of Jesus's.

5. In the third stanza of Poem 561, Emily wonders if the person has to work to ______ and if they would prefer to die rather than to go on hurting.
(a) Continue to live.
(b) Make money.
(c) Pray.
(d) Find faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 609 tells of returning home after being away for several years. Emily expresses _____ at the idea of knocking on the door for fear that someone she does not know will answer and want to know why she is there.

2. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.

3. In Poem 536, if they can't be freed from pain, what would humans prefer to do?

4. Poem 234 is another poem that explores the topic of what happens to people when _______.

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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