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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hope is the topic of Poem 1392. Emily states that hope is always working but never ___________.
(a) Abandons you.
(b) Runs out.
(c) Fades.
(d) Grows.

2. In the final stanza of Poem 1137, Emily admits even she is not aware of the _____ of the wind.
(a) Limitations.
(b) Joys.
(c) Sorrows.
(d) Silence.

3. Poem 739 depicts Emily's search for peace. She writes she often felt peace was at hand, almost as some see hallucinations of ______ where there is none.
(a) Birds and butterflies.
(b) Land or water.
(c) Gardens and tombs.
(d) Friends.

4. In Poem 809, Emily writes about the nature of love. She states that those who are loved are unable to do what?
(a) Remember.
(b) Die.
(c) Be evil.
(d) Forget.

5. The ____ is the subject of Poem 737.
(a) Storm.
(b) Moon.
(c) Sea.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the conclusion of Poem 609, Emily ____ from the house silently, like a thief, so no one will know she has been there.

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

3. In Poem 377, loss of faith turns the being into something of a _________.

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

5. In Poem 536, if they can't be freed from pain, what would humans prefer to do?

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