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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 312-412.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first of Emily Dickinson's poems is a cry for a single man to choose what for himself?
(a) A garden.
(b) A lover.
(c) A house.
(d) A flower.

2. Poem 84 begins, "Her breast is fit for ____, / But I was not a 'Diver.'"
(a) Kisses.
(b) Love.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Jewels.

3. What does Emily talk about in Poem 23?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Anger.
(c) Peace.
(d) Loss.

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

5. Poem 254 presents a beautiful picture of the idea of hope. In this poem Emily portrays hope as a _______.
(a) Window.
(b) Cat.
(c) Bird.
(d) Cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"

2. In Poem 396, Emily writes about a pleasant _____ in life that is closer to occurring than pain.

3. In Poem 226, Emily professes allegiance to a friend by telling this friend that she would harass God until God did what?

4. In Poem 339, Emily writes of her wonder that such small flowers can hold so much beautiful ____.

5. According to Emily In Poem 103, if she has not seen hidden things in her dreams, what will the birds not do the following day?

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