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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poem 118 makes a comment on the violent nature of ___________.
(a) The human race.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Animals.
(d) Men.

2. In Poem 215, Emily ends with concern that the other ransomed will laugh at her, but she is hopeful that paradise won't be as lonely as where?
(a) New England.
(b) The South.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Europe.

3. Among what may Angels be seen in the early morning in Poem 94?
(a) The Dews.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The trees.
(d) The River.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem 254, only a severe ____ can drown out the sound of the tune.

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

4. In Poem 168, Emily moves on to insist that those who read ______ but don't understand the text should not be criticized by those who have studied Biblical texts.

5. Poem 245 is a poem of loss. In it Emily speaks of a ____ that she has.

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