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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Death.
(b) Chariots.
(c) Wind.
(d) Love.

2. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."
(a) French.
(b) Swiss.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Natural.

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

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

5. Poem 92 states, "Mortal, my friend must be, / Because it ____!"
(a) Cries.
(b) Flies.
(c) Dies.
(d) Lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"

2. The first of Emily Dickinson's poems is a cry for a single man to choose what for himself?

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

4. In Poem 118, Emily wishes she could do away with all of humanity and begin her time in _________.

5. In Poem 96, whom does the poet address with the line, "My Master's sleeping here. Pray lead me to his bed!"?

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