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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poem 389 is another poem that addresses the reality of death. According to Emily, where has a death occurred?
(a) In her father's home.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In her home.
(d) In the house across the street from hers.

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

3. In Poem 389, the poet ends with saying this is how it always happens in ________________.
(a) Large cities.
(b) Small towns.
(c) The country.
(d) The mountains.

4. In Poem 199, Emily seems to be writing about the transition from being a single woman to being married and becoming a wife. She indicates it is safer to be _____.
(a) A wife.
(b) Single.
(c) A man.
(d) A child.

5. The first of Emily Dickinson's poems is a cry for a single man to choose what for himself?
(a) A garden.
(b) A flower.
(c) A lover.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. In Poem 292, Emily encourages one to go ahead and try even if the courage is not there. She suggests holding a steady _____ and also taking deep breaths.

3. What is the poet speaking to in Poem 48?

4. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from _________.

5. In Poem 377, Emily makes the point that it is worse to lose one's faith than to lose _________________?

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