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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems 723-804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?
(a) Natural.
(b) Not natural.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Extraordinary.

2. In Poem 744, Emily talks about remorse. Emily presents remorse as a relentless remembering of what?
(a) Angry remarks.
(b) Behaviors that are in the past.
(c) Lost loves.
(d) Tragedy.

3. In Poem 470, when she holds a ____ before her mouth, it fogs up.
(a) Magnifying glass.
(b) Mirror.
(c) Teardrop.
(d) Flower.

4. Poem 118 makes a comment on the violent nature of ___________.
(a) Animals.
(b) The human race.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Men.

5. In Poem 318, Emily describes the _____ as ribbons unfolding as squirrels run to tell the news.
(a) Trees.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act does Emily define in Poem437?

2. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.

3. In the final stanza of Poem 413, Emily contemplates trying to run away from God; but, according to Emily, what will she not be able to escape?

4. In Poem 118, Emily wishes she could do away with all of humanity and begin her time in _________.

5. In Poem 723, as the ship capsizes, what are all members of the crew doomed to as they fall below the waves?

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