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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 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?
(a) Death.
(b) Wind.
(c) Chariots.
(d) Love.

2. In Poem 292, Emily writes about gathering the _____ to do something one is afraid to do.
(a) Courage.
(b) Mettle.
(c) Strength.
(d) Gusto.

3. 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.
(a) Revelations.
(b) Luke.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Psalms.

4. In Poem 470, Emily first reasons she is alive because she holds a blooming _______ in her hands.
(a) Morning Glory.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Rose.
(d) Dandelion.

5. Emily writes about the color of the grave in Poem 411. In the first stanza, Emily writes about the _____ of the grave in the summer.
(a) Blue.
(b) Magenta.
(c) Green.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"

2. _____ is the theme of Poem 470. Emily states that she believes she is alive.

3. Poem 288 is one of Emily's more whimsical poems. In it she quips about the mundane nature of being __________.

4. 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?

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

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