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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 723-804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Psalms.
(b) Revelations.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Luke.

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

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

4. What is the subject of Poem 621?
(a) Death.
(b) Denial.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Love.

5. In the final stanza of Poem 507, Emily writes about the cat's dashed hopes for what?
(a) Catching the bird.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Catching the squirrel.
(d) Catching the mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 632, Emily states the brain has the ability to think more deeply than the ____.

2. What voice is Poem 640 written in?

3. Poem 351 brings forth the image of a person being able to examine their life manually as one might examine ____________.

4. Poem 95 begins with the line, "My _____ are for Captives--."

5. In Poem 292, Emily writes about gathering the _____ to do something one is afraid to do.

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