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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Poem 477, Emily writes that no one can determine the scope or direction of ________.
(a) Love.
(b) Grief.
(c) Despair.
(d) Beauty.

3. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."
(a) Natural.
(b) Swiss.
(c) French.
(d) Beautiful.

4. In Poem 540, unlike _____, Emily does not fell her giant; she only succeeds in conquering herself.
(a) Goliath.
(b) Herod.
(c) David.
(d) Matthew.

5. What is being longed for in Poem 511?
(a) Love.
(b) A friend.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Marriage.

6. In Poem 389, the doctor has left and the _____ has come to take charge of the situation.
(a) Minister.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Son.
(d) Father.

7. 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) Luke.
(d) Revelations.

8. In Poem 339, Emily writes of her wonder that such small flowers can hold so much beautiful ____.
(a) Glory.
(b) Pollen.
(c) Color.
(d) Smell.

9. Poem 288 is one of Emily's more whimsical poems. In it she quips about the mundane nature of being __________.
(a) Widowed.
(b) Loved.
(c) Famous.
(d) Married.

10. In Poem 377, Emily makes the point that it is worse to lose one's faith than to lose _________________?
(a) A large amount of land or money.
(b) A lover.
(c) A child.
(d) A husband.

11. 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?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) Judgment Day.

12. In Poem 511, what does Emily tell a friend she would do if she knew when the friend was coming?
(a) Find her end of sorrow.
(b) Find ways to make the time pass more quickly.
(c) Find some retribution.
(d) Find a way for her to travel there.

13. In Poem 61, Emily writes a humorous epitaph for a mouse that has been killed by a ____.
(a) Cat.
(b) Man.
(c) Bird.
(d) Owl.

14. In conclusion of Poem 480, Emily indicates that it is the ______ that compels her to love him.
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Wind.

15. In Poem 507, Emily refers to the bird as _____ which revealed a thousand toes and then ran away on them.
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Desperation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poem 389 is another poem that addresses the reality of death. According to Emily, where has a death occurred?

2. In Poem 429, Emily pledges her obedience to some distant acquaintance. She begins her poem by writing about the way the moon directs the rhythm of what?

3. Poem 95 begins with the line, "My _____ are for Captives--."

4. Poem 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"

5. In Poem 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"

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