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

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

3. In Poem 318, where are the sunrise and sunset which Emily describes?
(a) Amherst.
(b) London.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Paris.

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

5. In Poem 292, Emily writes about gathering the _____ to do something one is afraid to do.
(a) Strength.
(b) Mettle.
(c) Gusto.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 215, Emily asks if those in Eden wear _____ .

2. In Emily's first analogy in Poem 632, she states _____ can encompass more that the sky because it can comprehend the secrets of the sky along with other information.

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

4. What voice is Poem 640 written in?

5. What does the king not do in Poem 103?

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