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

2. In Poem 389, the doctor has left and the _____ has come to take charge of the situation.
(a) Minister.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Son.
(d) Father.

3. _____ is the theme of Poem 470. Emily states that she believes she is alive.
(a) Proof of heaven.
(b) Proof of death.
(c) Proof of love.
(d) Proof of existence.

4. In Poem 324, instead of the bells and ornamentation of a large church, Emily's music is that of a ____.
(a) Pen.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Storm.
(d) Bird.

5. In Poem 470, Emily knows she is alive because she is not laid out in a _________________with people looking over her dead body and asking questions about her death.
(a) Funeral home.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 118, Emily wishes she could do away with all of humanity and begin her time in _________.

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

3. According to Emily In Poem 103, if she has not seen hidden things in her dreams, what will the birds not do the following day?

4. In Poem 96, whom does the poet address with the line, "My Master's sleeping here. Pray lead me to his bed!"?

5. Paradise is the topic of Poem 215. What does Emily ask about paradise?

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