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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 95-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Poem 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?
(a) Love.
(b) Wind.
(c) Death.
(d) Chariots.

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

4. In Poem 199, Emily seems to be writing about the transition from being a single woman to being married and becoming a wife. She indicates it is safer to be _____.
(a) A man.
(b) A wife.
(c) Single.
(d) A child.

5. Poem 149 begins, "She went as quiet as the ___".
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Dew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 92 states, "Mortal, my friend must be, / Because it ____!"

2. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?

3. In Poem 90, Emily talks about having something just _____ without having the ability to grasp hold of it.

4. In Poem 103, what does Emily feel in the morning after having such dreams?

5. Among what may Angels be seen in the early morning in Poem 94?

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