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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 1374, Emily writes about comparisons. While a saucer holds only a little in the eyes of a human, it holds a feast in the eyes of a ____.
(a) Mouse.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bird.

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

3. In Poem 1078, death is once again the topic. Here Emily speaks of the movement in a house the day after someone has died. Instead of the packing up of physical things, Emily refers to the packing up of ____.
(a) Love.
(b) Countenance.
(c) Memory.
(d) Grief.

4. In Poem 1445, Emily writes about death. She states that death is a ____ who always gets the one it courts.
(a) Suitor.
(b) God.
(c) Arbiter.
(d) Lawyer.

5. In Poem 1100, Emily writes about the death of a loved one. She first notes the night of the death was _____ for everyone not associated with the death.
(a) Disastrous.
(b) Common.
(c) Silent.
(d) Somber.

6. In the conclusion of Poem 609, Emily ____ from the house silently, like a thief, so no one will know she has been there.
(a) Trots.
(b) Runs.
(c) Creeps.
(d) Crawls.

7. In Poem 1699, Emily states that it is more wonderful to do these _____ things when one is not accustomed to doing them.
(a) Honorable.
(b) Lustful.
(c) Decadent.
(d) Noble.

8. Poem 725 is a poem about finding home and comfort any place a ______ is located.
(a) Loved one.
(b) Priest.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Pet.

9. Poem 1163 makes an interesting comment about the nature of God. She states that God does not act without what?
(a) Reason.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

10. In Poem 1451, Emily writes about the guilt a person who disenchants even one ______ should feel.
(a) Lost soul.
(b) Animal.
(c) Human heart.
(d) Person's feelings.

11. In Poem 1176, Emily writes about the spectacular abilities of _____.
(a) Humans.
(b) God.
(c) Animals.
(d) Nature.

12. 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 father's house.
(b) Her sister's house.
(c) Her mother's house.
(d) Her house.

13. In Poem 1085, Emily writes about the personality of ______ and her family of plants and flowers.
(a) Mother Nature.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her aunt.

14. The subject of Poem 640 was obviously a _____ as Emily states that in heaven they would be judged because the object of her admiration "served Heaven" while Emily did not.
(a) Social worker.
(b) Church worker.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Gardener.

15. In Poem 632, Emily states the brain has the ability to think more deeply than the ____.
(a) Heart.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Soul.
(d) Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. A unique feature of Emily's poetry is her liberal use of _____ instead of more traditional punctuation.

2. In Poem 1764, Emily indicates the memories the ____ resurrect almost make her wish their song would stop. Hearing these familiar and memory evoking noises can break the heart more quickly than a sword, she concludes.

3. In Poem 823, Emily states that God is not interested in what things people have done while on earth, but the things they might have done had they been more ____.

4. In Poem 1374 to a ____, a tree is a dining room.

5. The relationship between an _____ and a parasol is the topic of Poem 1747.

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