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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 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"
(a) Love.
(b) Dust.
(c) Worry.
(d) Faith.
2. In Poem 292, Emily writes about gathering the _____ to do something one is afraid to do.
(a) Strength.
(b) Courage.
(c) Mettle.
(d) Gusto.
3. What does the king not do in Poem 103?
(a) Worry.
(b) Speak.
(c) Cry.
(d) Read.
4. In Poem 215, Emily asks if those in Eden wear _____ .
(a) Wings.
(b) Sandals.
(c) New shoes.
(d) Haloes.
5. Poem 118 makes a comment on the violent nature of ___________.
(a) Men.
(b) Warriors.
(c) The human race.
(d) Animals.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Poem 389, the doctor has left and the _____ has come to take charge of the situation.
2. In Poem 389, the poet ends with saying this is how it always happens in ________________.
3. Emily uses images of the Biblical characters _______ in Poem 540.
4. Poem 389 is another poem that addresses the reality of death. According to Emily, where has a death occurred?
5. In Poem 277, Emily contemplates what might happen if she were to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the actions of the cat chasing the bird in Poem 507?
2. What does Emily write about Christ and human death in Poem 193?
3. In Poem 199, describe the transitions of womanhood the poet writes about.
4. How does Dickinson use the moon and see as imagery in Poem 429?
5. What does Dickinson write about Moses in Poem 168?
6. Discuss the self-view of Poem 351.
7. How is the reality of death described in Poem 389?
8. Discuss how Emily knows she is alive in Poem 470.
9. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from God's watchful eye. How does she illustrate this?
10. What metaphor does the author use to represent hope in Poem 254?
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