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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Emily makes an interesting comment about quiet people in Poem 543. She states that she ____ quiet people, those of few words.
(a) Worships.
(b) Is jealous of.
(c) Fears.
(d) Loves.

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) Goliath.
(b) Herod.
(c) Pontius Pilate.
(d) Peter.

4. Among what may Angels be seen when the sun is hottest in Poem 94?
(a) The clouds.
(b) The sands.
(c) The trees.
(d) The Dews.

5. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.
(a) Desirability.
(b) Misery.
(c) Ingratitude.
(d) Cowardice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?

2. In Poem 540, Emily states she set her power against the world and although she didn't have the power ____ had, she had more that the amount of boldness he did.

3. Poem 92 states, "Mortal, my friend must be, / Because it ____!"

4. Poem 389 is another poem that addresses the reality of death. According to Emily, where has a death occurred?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily Dickinson describe humans' approach to pain in Poem 536?

2. How is the reality of death described in Poem 389?

3. How does Dickinson connect flowers to Revelations in Poem 168?

4. What does Emily write about Christ and human death in Poem 193?

5. What does Emily write to her friend whom she longs for in Poem 511?

6. Describe the poet's vision of love in Poem 480.

7. Discuss how Emily knows she is alive in Poem 470.

8. How does Dickinson use the moon and see as imagery in Poem 429?

9. Discuss the self-view of Poem 351.

10. How does Emily describe her feelings of grief in Poem 561?

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