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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 1670-1775.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.
(a) Ingratitude.
(b) Desirability.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Misery.

2. In Poem 318, where are the sunrise and sunset which Emily describes?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) London.
(d) Amherst.

3. This book includes two versions of Poem 824. Both poems address the same topic, but the wording and _____ differ slightly from one poem to the other.
(a) Meter.
(b) Rhyme scheme.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Symbolism.

4. In Poem 61, Emily requests God prepare the mouse a _____ in heaven in which to pass eternity.
(a) Matchbox.
(b) Cupboard.
(c) Mansion.
(d) Boat.

5. In the final stanza of Poem 413, Emily contemplates trying to run away from God; but, according to Emily, what will she not be able to escape?
(a) Hell.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) Death.
(d) Judgment Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 339, Emily writes of how she tends her _____ in honor of some absent person.

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

3. Poem 1163 makes an interesting comment about the nature of God. She states that God does not act without what?

4. In Poem 1075, Emily writes about nature in one of its less regal moments. What is described by Emily in this poem?

5. The Bible is the topic of Poem 1545. She states this ancient book is written by _____ or dead men.

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