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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 504-599.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 536, what would humans prefer to have first?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Faith.

2. In Poem 277, Emily contemplates what might happen if she were to do what?
(a) Have children.
(b) Marry.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Kill her friend.

3. What is the subject of Poem 67?
(a) Success.
(b) Repentence.
(c) Failure.
(d) Death.

4. In Poem 507, Emily refers to the bird as _____ which revealed a thousand toes and then ran away on them.
(a) Bliss.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Sorrow.

5. In Poem 536, if they can't be freed from pain, what would humans prefer to do?
(a) Watch beauty.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Pray.
(d) Fall in love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem 168, Emily notes that the _____ call flowers simply flowers while other people classify these same flowers into groups.

3. In Poem 90, Emily talks about having something just _____ without having the ability to grasp hold of it.

4. In what voice does the poet write in Poem 47?

5. Among what may Angels be seen when the sun is hottest in Poem 94?

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