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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 1082-1353.

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) Dread.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Rage.
(d) Sorrow.

2. In Poem 809, Emily writes about the nature of love. She states that those who are loved are unable to do what?
(a) Forget.
(b) Die.
(c) Remember.
(d) Be evil.

3. What voice is Poem 640 written in?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

4. What does the king not do in Poem 103?
(a) Read.
(b) Worry.
(c) Speak.
(d) Cry.

5. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Ingratitude.
(c) Misery.
(d) Desirability.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 1021, Emily describes the life of the children of God. What, according to Emily, will these people often feel far from?

2. ______ 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.

3. 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.

4. This book includes two versions of Poem 824. Both poems address the same topic, but the wording and _____ differ slightly from one poem to the other.

5. In Poem 621, Emily asks for only one thing. What does she offer for it?

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