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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 1711, Emily writes a poem in which she describes a person with a ___ face.
(a) Soft.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Delicate.
(d) Hard.

2. In Poem 1176, Emily writes about the spectacular abilities of _____.
(a) Humans.
(b) God.
(c) Nature.
(d) Animals.

3. Poem 389 is another poem that addresses the reality of death. According to Emily, where has a death occurred?
(a) In the house across the street from hers.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In her home.
(d) In her father's home.

4. In Poem 1078, death is once again the topic. Here Emily speaks of the movement in a house the day after someone has died. Instead of the packing up of physical things, Emily refers to the packing up of ____.
(a) Grief.
(b) Love.
(c) Memory.
(d) Countenance.

5. In Poem 511, what does Emily tell a friend she would do if she knew when the friend was coming?
(a) Find her end of sorrow.
(b) Find a way for her to travel there.
(c) Find some retribution.
(d) Find ways to make the time pass more quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Emily In Poem 103, if she has not seen hidden things in her dreams, what will the birds not do the following day?

2. In Poem 1711, Emily's description indicates that if this face were put together with _____, they would be good friends from the first meeting.

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

4. In Poem 396, Emily writes about a pleasant _____ in life that is closer to occurring than pain.

5. In Poem 429, Emily pledges her obedience to some distant acquaintance. She begins her poem by writing about the way the moon directs the rhythm of what?

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