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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 621, Emily asks for only one thing. What does she offer for it?
(a) Her faith.
(b) All her money.
(c) Her writing.
(d) Her life.

2. In Poem 723, as the ship capsizes, what are all members of the crew doomed to as they fall below the waves?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Swim.

3. In Poem 762, Emily again addresses the subject of death. This time she writes about a ____ killed by a cat.
(a) Mouse.
(b) Bird.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Fish.

4. In Poem 1168, Emily writes about the age old emotions of _________. Although these two emotions are usually found together, they are not generally of equal standing.
(a) Faith and depression.
(b) Lust and pride.
(c) Pride and generosity.
(d) Sadness and joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 470, Emily knows she is alive because she is not laid out in a _________________with people looking over her dead body and asking questions about her death.

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

3. In Poem 234, Emily shows her uncertainty of what actually happens to the bad people by tacking the phrase ______ onto the end of her poem.

4. In Poem 215, Emily ends with concern that the other ransomed will laugh at her, but she is hopeful that paradise won't be as lonely as where?

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

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