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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 96, whom does the poet address with the line, "My Master's sleeping here. Pray lead me to his bed!"?
(a) Steward.
(b) Michael.
(c) John.
(d) Sexton.

2. Doom is the subject of Poem 475. In this poem, what is described by Emily as doom?
(a) A garden.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A storm.
(d) A house.

3. What is being longed for in Poem 511?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Love.
(d) A friend.

4. In Poem 377, Emily makes the point that it is worse to lose one's faith than to lose _________________?
(a) A lover.
(b) A child.
(c) A large amount of land or money.
(d) A husband.

5. What act does Emily define in Poem437?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Love.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Marriage.

6. What does Emily talk about in Poem 23?
(a) Anger.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Peace.
(d) Loss.

7. Emily writes about the color of the grave in Poem 411. In the first stanza, Emily writes about the _____ of the grave in the summer.
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Green.

8. In Poem 90, Emily talks about having something just _____ without having the ability to grasp hold of it.
(a) Out of reach.
(b) Won.
(c) Within reach.
(d) Embraced.

9. In Poem 470, Emily also states she knows she is alive because she does not own a __________.
(a) Cat.
(b) Flower.
(c) House.
(d) Halo.

10. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from _________.
(a) God's watchful eye.
(b) The eyes of the village.
(c) The world.
(d) The eyes of mankind.

11. In Poem 536, if none of this is possible, people will generally desire ____ and the ability to be set free from their suffering.
(a) Death.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Freedom of worry.
(d) Safety.

12. In Poem 292, Emily encourages one to go ahead and try even if the courage is not there. She suggests holding a steady _____ and also taking deep breaths.
(a) Mettle.
(b) Resolve.
(c) Posture.
(d) Hand.

13. What is the subject of Poem 67?
(a) Death.
(b) Repentence.
(c) Failure.
(d) Success.

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

15. In Poem 103, what does Emily feel in the morning after having such dreams?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Victorious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.

2. Poem 324 tells about Emily's _____ routine. While others in her village go to church, she stays at home and communes with God in nature.

3. In Poem 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?

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

5. In Poem 318, where are the sunrise and sunset which Emily describes?

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