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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 1061, Emily states that although humans generally don't know from what they need ______, they live their lives locked in the prison of this guilt.
(a) God's love.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Faith.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. In Poem 809, Emily writes about the nature of love. She states that those who are loved are unable to do what?
(a) Forget.
(b) Die.
(c) Be evil.
(d) Remember.

3. In Emily's first analogy in Poem 632, she states _____ can encompass more that the sky because it can comprehend the secrets of the sky along with other information.
(a) The heart.
(b) The brain.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The soul.

4. 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 _________.
(a) His father's name.
(b) His sins.
(c) His plans.
(d) From where he comes.

5. In Poem 632, Emily states that the brain is the same weight as _______.
(a) The soul.
(b) God.
(c) The earth.
(d) The heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 1021, Emily describes the life of the children of God. What, according to Emily, will these people often feel far from?

2. In Poem 1391, Emily writes about the effect her actions might have on other people. She states she hangs around just in case others need her, in case her _____ might brighten their day.

3. Emily talks about the feeling of exhilaration in Poem 1118. She writes that this feeling of exhilaration raises people above their normal conditions and makes them feel as if they are somewhat better than their _____________.

4. In Poem 1455, Emily compares and contrasts opinion and ____. She writes that opinion goes away quickly, but ____ will exist longer than the sun.

5. In the second stanza of Poem 1137, Emily writes about the joys of the wind. These joys include _______ and coming or going at will.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe denial in Poem 621.

2. How does the poet describe a person with a hard face in Poem 1711?

3. Discuss the theme of bravery in Poem 1699.

4. Describe the wind in Poem 1137.

5. The first two lines of the different versions of Poem 1357 are the only two that are exactly alike. The remainder of each poem differs entirely from the other. Describe the first version of Poem 1357.

6. Describe the poet's comparison of the brain to God in Poem 632.

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

8. How does the poet describe the nature of God in Poem 1163?

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

10. What is described of the coming storm in Poem 824?

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