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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. The Bible is the topic of Poem 1545. She states this ancient book is written by _____ or dead men.
(a) Faded.
(b) Biased.
(c) Faithless.
(d) Lost.

2. The wind is the topic of Poem 1137. In the first stanza Emily describes the duties of the wind as including directing ships at sea and marking the beginning of ____.
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) Winter.

3. In Poem 726, lines 2, 4, and 6 end with the rhyming words of die, by and ____.
(a) Supply.
(b) Fly.
(c) High.
(d) Dry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Poem 1683 recalls a time when Emily felt as if she were forgotten by a friend. Emily states she was surprised she was _____ enough to be forgotten by this friend.

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

4. Poem 609 tells of returning home after being away for several years. Emily expresses _____ at the idea of knocking on the door for fear that someone she does not know will answer and want to know why she is there.

5. In Poem 964, Emily writes about the way in which God accepts His children. Although Emily tells Jesus she does not know Him, He tells her who He is and _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poet's feelings about remorse in Poem 744.

2. What does Emily write of "hope" in poem 1392?

3. How does Emily feel about the concept that pain grows less over time in Poem 686?

4. In Poem 964 Emily writes about the way in which God accepts His children. Describe this poem.

5. How does the author describe the pain of being forgotten in Poem 1683?

6. Describe the poet's vision of Abraham and Isaac in Poem 1317.

7. Describe the wind in Poem 1137.

8. Discuss the poet's relationship with the moon in Poem 737.

9. How does the poet describe the lives of the children of God in Poem 1021?

10. In Poem 809 Emily writes about the nature of love. What does she say?

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