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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 214-311.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 61, Emily requests God prepare the mouse a _____ in heaven in which to pass eternity.
(a) Matchbox.
(b) Boat.
(c) Cupboard.
(d) Mansion.

2. Paradise is the topic of Poem 215. What does Emily ask about paradise?
(a) When she will arrive.
(b) Who lives there.
(c) Why she hasn't found it.
(d) Where it is.

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

4. Among what may Angels be seen when the sun is hottest in Poem 94?
(a) The Dews.
(b) The sands.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what voice does the poet write in Poem 47?

2. In Poem 234, the phrases Emily uses to describe the way in which one enters into heaven comes from the book of _____ found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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

4. In Poem 103, to what does Emily equate the lack of prayer?

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

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