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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poet speaking to in Poem 48?
(a) A jewel.
(b) A flower.
(c) A dove.
(d) A butterfly.

2. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Natural.
(c) Not natural.
(d) Peaceful.

3. In Poem 103, to what does Emily equate the lack of prayer?
(a) Lying under oath in court.
(b) Lying to God.
(c) Killing someone.
(d) Killing oneself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily talk about in Poem 23?

2. 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 _____.

3. In Poem 168, Emily notes that the _____ call flowers simply flowers while other people classify these same flowers into groups.

4. In Poem 67, the sounds of _____ are often agonizing to those who die for their cause.

5. Poem 92 begins, "My friend must be a Bird -- / Because it ___!"

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