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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 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.

2. In Poem 437, according to Emily, what determines if a prayer is accomplished?
(a) If God exists.
(b) If prayer is worthwhile.
(c) If life is worth living.
(d) If God hears the prayer or not.

3. In Poem 429 _____ is always obedient to the power of the moon and never oversteps its bounds.
(a) The seasons.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sea.
(d) Her love.

4. Poem 480 is a poem about love. In response to a lover's question of why she loves him, Emily answers that _____ does not require an answer from the grass when it passes by.
(a) The wind.
(b) The moon.
(c) The flowers.
(d) The sun.

5. Poem 288 is one of Emily's more whimsical poems. In it she quips about the mundane nature of being __________.
(a) Loved.
(b) Famous.
(c) Married.
(d) Widowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 389, the poet ends with saying this is how it always happens in ________________.

2. 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?

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

4. Poem 324 tells about Emily's _____ routine. While others in her village go to church, she stays at home and communes with God in nature.

5. 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.

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