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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 168, Emily notes that the _____ call flowers simply flowers while other people classify these same flowers into groups.
(a) Unlearned.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Base.
(d) Ignorant.

2. In Poem 77, the author writes, "I never hear the word _____ / Without a quicker blood."
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Passion.
(d) Escape.

3. Poem 92 begins, "My friend must be a Bird -- / Because it ___!"
(a) Floats.
(b) Sings.
(c) Flies.
(d) Cries.

4. Poem 95 begins with the line, "My _____ are for Captives--."
(a) Shackles.
(b) Nosegays.
(c) Sorrows.
(d) Trumpets.

5. Poem 256 turns the idea of hope on its head. Emily writes about becoming _________.
(a) Buried in her garden.
(b) Lost after once being found.
(c) Blessed and married.
(d) Married and widowed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem 339, Emily writes of how she tends her _____ in honor of some absent person.

3. In Poem 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?

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

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

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