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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 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.
(a) David.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Peter.

2. In Poem 536, if none of this is possible, people will generally desire ____ and the ability to be set free from their suffering.
(a) Death.
(b) Safety.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Freedom of worry.

3. In Poem 90, Emily talks about having something just _____ without having the ability to grasp hold of it.
(a) Within reach.
(b) Out of reach.
(c) Embraced.
(d) Won.

4. In Poem 540, unlike _____, Emily does not fell her giant; she only succeeds in conquering herself.
(a) David.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Herod.
(d) Matthew.

5. In Poem 536, if they can't have ______, humans would prefer to have no pain.
(a) Death.
(b) Faith.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king not do in Poem 103?

2. In Poem 470, Emily knows she is alive because she is not laid out in a _________________with people looking over her dead body and asking questions about her death.

3. In Poem 318, Emily describes the _____ as a purple stile or steps, with yellow-colored children climbing over it.

4. Poem 193, addresses the promise _____ has made that after life is over the human will understand the reason for their troubles on earth.

5. In Poem 536, Emily describes a hierarchy of ______ of living conditions.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the author's point of view on suicide in poem 277.

2. Discuss the metaphor for loss which the poet uses in Poem 245.

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

4. What does Dickinson write about Moses in Poem 168?

5. Describe the act of prayer in Poem 437.

6. Discuss the self-view of Poem 351.

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. In Poem 377, how does the poet compare faith and money?

10. How does Dickinson compare herself to David of David and Goliath in Poem 540?

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