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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 95-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Emily In Poem 103, if she has not seen hidden things in her dreams, what will the birds not do the following day?
(a) Sing.
(b) Visit her.
(c) Be quiet.
(d) Fly.

2. In Poem 168, Emily moves on to insist that those who read ______ but don't understand the text should not be criticized by those who have studied Biblical texts.
(a) Psalms.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Revelations.
(d) Luke.

3. In Poem 127, Emily writes about the ______ that have been prepared in heaven for God's children.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Wings.
(c) Mansions.
(d) Caskets.

4. In Poem 118, Emily wishes she could do away with all of humanity and begin her time in _________.
(a) Eternity.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Hell.
(d) Seclusion.

5. What is the poet speaking to in Poem 48?
(a) A dove.
(b) A flower.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A jewel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first of Emily Dickinson's poems is a cry for a single man to choose what for himself?

2. In Poem 77, the author writes, "I never hear the word _____ / Without a quicker blood."

3. In Poem 23, the author hopes that "he" finds no comfort where he is until he chooses to __________.

4. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."

5. Poem 149 begins, "She went as quiet as the ___".

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