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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 744, Emily talks about remorse. Emily presents remorse as a relentless remembering of what?
(a) Angry remarks.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Behaviors that are in the past.
(d) Lost loves.

2. This book includes two versions of Poem 824. Both poems address the same topic, but the wording and _____ differ slightly from one poem to the other.
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Meter.
(d) Rhyme scheme.

3. The relationship between an _____ and a parasol is the topic of Poem 1747.
(a) Umbrella.
(b) Eyeglass.
(c) Envelope.
(d) Artist's painting.

4. Poem 729 is a statement of undying devotion to a mysterious ____.
(a) "Sir."
(b) Woman.
(c) Bird.
(d) Church worker.

5. In Poem 723, Emily uses the imagery of a stormy sea and ______to describe life?
(a) The moon.
(b) A tossed ship.
(c) The stars.
(d) A cannon.

6. In Poem 824, Emily notes that, despite the threat of the storm, _______ is not damaged. Only a tree in the yard is split.
(a) Her mother's house.
(b) Her sister's house.
(c) Her father's house.
(d) Her house.

7. In the final stanza of Poem 737, Emily portrays the moon as being the owner or possessor of _______ with the remainder of the stars, firmament and universe being only garments and decorations for the moon.
(a) Beauty.
(b) God's love.
(c) The earth.
(d) The Universe.

8. In Poem 1410, Emily notes the possible effects of her hidden _____ on her friends and family.
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Actions.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Remorse.

9. Poem 1719 describes the nature of God. In this poem she indicates that she knows God is a _____ God.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Base.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Loving.

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

11. Fear is the subject dealt with in Poem 608. Emily first declares she is more afraid of the _____ in her father's house than she is of death.
(a) Butler.
(b) Doorkeeper.
(c) Beekeeper.
(d) Maid.

12. Emily concludes Poem 1075 by stating this is a day when nature is caught without its ____.
(a) Robes.
(b) Scepter.
(c) Wings.
(d) Crown.

13. In Poem 632, Emily states that the brain is the same weight as _______.
(a) God.
(b) The heart.
(c) The soul.
(d) The earth.

14. In Poem 1455, Emily compares and contrasts opinion and ____. She writes that opinion goes away quickly, but ____ will exist longer than the sun.
(a) Faith.
(b) Truth.
(c) Anger.
(d) Love.

15. In Poem 1711, Emily's description indicates that if this face were put together with _____, they would be good friends from the first meeting.
(a) Honesty.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stone.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 1387 Emily describes a butterfly. Emily notes that even though the butterfly's wings are beautifully decorated, the butterfly still often closes its wings as if its decorations were not _____.

2. In Poem 723, as the ship capsizes, what are all members of the crew doomed to as they fall below the waves?

3. In Poem 1085, Emily writes about the personality of ______ and her family of plants and flowers.

4. According to Poem 829, the grave is a bed where the sleeper waits for __________.

5. In Poem 726, lines 2, 4, and 6 end with the rhyming words of die, by and ____.

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