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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 writes a humorous epitaph for a mouse that has been killed by a ____.
(a) Man.
(b) Bird.
(c) Cat.
(d) Owl.

2. Poem 193, addresses the promise _____ has made that after life is over the human will understand the reason for their troubles on earth.
(a) Luke.
(b) Christ .
(c) Matthew.
(d) Peter.

3. In Poem 277, Emily contemplates what might happen if she were to do what?
(a) Marry.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Kill her friend.
(d) Have children.

4. Poem 288 is one of Emily's more whimsical poems. In it she quips about the mundane nature of being __________.
(a) Married.
(b) Loved.
(c) Famous.
(d) Widowed.

5. Poem 245 is a poem of loss. In it Emily speaks of a ____ that she has.
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cat.
(c) Flower.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?

2. 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.

3. In Poem 226, Emily professes allegiance to a friend by telling this friend that she would harass God until God did what?

4. 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.

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

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