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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 413-503.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The South.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Europe.
(d) New England.

2. In Poem 470, when she holds a ____ before her mouth, it fogs up.
(a) Magnifying glass.
(b) Teardrop.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Flower.

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

4. In Poem 377, loss of faith turns the being into something of a _________.
(a) Monster.
(b) Loner.
(c) Beggar.
(d) Heathen.

5. Poem 256 turns the idea of hope on its head. Emily writes about becoming _________.
(a) Blessed and married.
(b) Lost after once being found.
(c) Married and widowed.
(d) Buried in her garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the second stanza of Poem 234, Emily talks about the cost associated with going to heaven. Here she uses _____ terminology in her description.

3. Doom is the subject of Poem 475. In this poem, what is described by Emily as doom?

4. In Poem 389, the doctor has left and the _____ has come to take charge of the situation.

5. In Poem 339, Emily writes of her wonder that such small flowers can hold so much beautiful ____.

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