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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Poem 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"
(a) Field.
(b) Brook.
(c) Forest.
(d) Plain.

3. In the conclusion of Poem 339, Emily seems to be portraying herself as a daisy. What is she waiting for?
(a) Her lord to return.
(b) Love to return.
(c) To be picked.
(d) To become a gift.

4. In Poem 396, Emily writes about a pleasant _____ in life that is closer to occurring than pain.
(a) Love.
(b) Vacation.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Weakness.

5. In the final stanza of Poem 429, Emily compares herself to _____ in the way in which she promises to be obedient to the far away acquaintance.
(a) The night.
(b) The stars.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."

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

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. In conclusion of Poem 480, Emily indicates that it is the ______ that compels her to love him.

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