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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 351, after her contemplation is over, she decides even she might learn to like to live ____ just as she likes her earthly home.

2. In the final stanza of Poem 507, Emily writes about the cat's dashed hopes for what?

3. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from _________.

4. In Poem 277, Emily contemplates what might happen if she were to do what?

5. In Poem 507, Emily refers to the bird as _____ which revealed a thousand toes and then ran away on them.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily Dickinson relate about life after death in Poem 234?

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

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

4. What are the actions of the cat chasing the bird in Poem 507?

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

6. Discuss briefly how Emily Dickinson uses the theme of Death in Poems 1-94.

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

8. What does the author write about "Paradise" in Poem 215?

9. What are examples of couples in the universe that Dickinson uses in Poem 1? Why does she use them?

10. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from God's watchful eye. How does she illustrate this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is juxtaposition? Define this term and give examples of how the author makes use of this technique to lend greater understanding of her subjects.

Essay Topic 2

Poem 61 begins, "Papa above! / Regard a Mouse / O'erpowered by the Cat!" What is the theme of this poem? What imagery does the poet use to illuminate that theme?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the author compares herself to David in the poem which examines David and Goliath. What imagery does the poet use in this poem? What is the tone?

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