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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Poem 67?
(a) Repentence.
(b) Death.
(c) Success.
(d) Failure.

2. In Poem 245, when Emily does wake, the ____ is gone, and Emily is left with only its memory.
(a) Flower.
(b) Gem.
(c) Friend.
(d) Dog.

3. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.
(a) Her son.
(b) The Savior.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The Devil.

4. In Poem 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"
(a) Dust.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Worry.

5. In Poem 61, Emily writes a humorous epitaph for a mouse that has been killed by a ____.
(a) Owl.
(b) Cat.
(c) Man.
(d) Bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 84 begins, "Her breast is fit for ____, / But I was not a 'Diver.'"

2. Poem 149 begins, "She went as quiet as the ___".

3. In Poem 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?

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

5. 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.

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