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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Poem 470, when she holds a ____ before her mouth, it fogs up.
(a) Teardrop.
(b) Magnifying glass.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Flower.

3. ______ is said to have sowed the seeds of the crucifixion because, according to the Bible, he did nothing to stop the innocent Jesus from being put to death. Instead, he released to the crowd Barabbas, the known murderer.
(a) Peter.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Goliath.
(d) Herod.

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

5. In Poem 351, after her contemplation is over, she decides even she might learn to like to live ____ just as she likes her earthly home.
(a) With a husband.
(b) In heaven.
(c) In hell.
(d) In the clouds.

6. In Poem 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"
(a) Faith.
(b) Dust.
(c) Worry.
(d) Love.

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

8. In Poem 23, the author hopes that "he" finds no comfort where he is until he chooses to __________.
(a) Repent.
(b) Go to God.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Marry.

9. In Poem 536, if they can't be freed from pain, what would humans prefer to do?
(a) Watch beauty.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Pray.
(d) Fall in love.

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

11. The first of Emily Dickinson's poems is a cry for a single man to choose what for himself?
(a) A garden.
(b) A house.
(c) A lover.
(d) A flower.

12. What does the king not do in Poem 103?
(a) Read.
(b) Cry.
(c) Speak.
(d) Worry.

13. In Poem 245, when Emily does wake, the ____ is gone, and Emily is left with only its memory.
(a) Flower.
(b) Friend.
(c) Gem.
(d) Dog.

14. Poem 92 states, "Mortal, my friend must be, / Because it ____!"
(a) Flies.
(b) Dies.
(c) Lives.
(d) Cries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."

2. In Poem 324, Emily believes that this time with God in nature is more beneficial to her because she is experiencing _____ day by day instead of waiting until life is over.

3. In Poem 226, Emily professes allegiance to a friend by telling this friend that she would harass God until God did what?

4. Poem 561 is a poem about grief and hurt. To what does Emily compare the grief of each grieving person she meets?

5. In Poem 318, Emily describes the _____ as ribbons unfolding as squirrels run to tell the news.

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