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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 1082-1353.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 118, Emily wishes she could do away with all of humanity and begin her time in _________.
(a) Hell.
(b) Seclusion.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Eternity.

2. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Not natural.
(c) Natural.
(d) Peaceful.

3. Paradise is the topic of Poem 215. What does Emily ask about paradise?
(a) When she will arrive.
(b) Where it is.
(c) Why she hasn't found it.
(d) Who lives there.

4. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."
(a) Swiss.
(b) French.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Natural.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 429 _____ is always obedient to the power of the moon and never oversteps its bounds.

2. In the second stanza of Poem 234, Emily talks about the cost associated with going to heaven. Here she uses _____ terminology in her description.

3. In the conclusion of Poem 339, Emily seems to be portraying herself as a daisy. What is she waiting for?

4. Poem 84 begins, "Her breast is fit for ____, / But I was not a 'Diver.'"

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

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