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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 339, Emily writes of how she tends her _____ in honor of some absent person.
(a) Garden.
(b) House.
(c) Writing.
(d) Jewelry.

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

3. In the third stanza of Poem 561, Emily wonders if the person has to work to ______ and if they would prefer to die rather than to go on hurting.
(a) Make money.
(b) Continue to live.
(c) Pray.
(d) Find faith.

4. In Poem 168, Emily moves on to insist that those who read ______ but don't understand the text should not be criticized by those who have studied Biblical texts.
(a) Luke.
(b) Revelations.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Matthew.

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

6. In Poem 536, what would humans prefer to have first?
(a) Love.
(b) Death.
(c) Faith.
(d) Pleasure.

7. Poem 118 makes a comment on the violent nature of ___________.
(a) The human race.
(b) Men.
(c) Animals.
(d) Warriors.

8. In the conclusion of Poem 339, Emily seems to be portraying herself as a daisy. What is she waiting for?
(a) To be picked.
(b) Her lord to return.
(c) Love to return.
(d) To become a gift.

9. Poem 234 is another poem that explores the topic of what happens to people when _______.
(a) They marry.
(b) They die.
(c) They are born.
(d) They divorce.

10. In what voice does the poet write in Poem 47?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Fourth person.

11. In Poem 127, Emily writes about the ______ that have been prepared in heaven for God's children.
(a) Mansions.
(b) Caskets.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Wings.

12. In Poem 389, the doctor has left and the _____ has come to take charge of the situation.
(a) Minister.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Father.
(d) Son.

13. In Poem 226, Emily professes allegiance to a friend by telling this friend that she would harass God until God did what?
(a) Let the friend marry.
(b) Let the friend into heaven.
(c) Let the friend be with her.
(d) Saved the friend's life.

14. 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) St. Peter.
(b) Judgment Day.
(c) Death.
(d) Hell.

15. What is the poet speaking to in Poem 48?
(a) A jewel.
(b) A dove.
(c) A flower.
(d) A butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 318, Emily describes the _____ as a purple stile or steps, with yellow-colored children climbing over it.

2. 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.

3. In Poem 470, Emily first reasons she is alive because she holds a blooming _______ in her hands.

4. Poem 480 is a poem about love. In response to a lover's question of why she loves him, Emily answers that _____ does not require an answer from the grass when it passes by.

5. In Poem 437, ____ is referred to as the One whose presence is denied to men.

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