This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'' what do the speaker and those in attendance expect to experience when "the last Onset" occurs? A) They expect to find their keepsakes, signed away. B) They expect the fly to go away. C) They expect the King (i.e. God) to be witnessed in the Room. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They expect the King (i.e. God) to be witnessed in the Room. 2. Who was Emily Dickinson's closest friend? A) Susan. B) Emily. C) Edward. D) Amelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susan. 3. 'Chillest' & 'Strangest' are examples of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 4. Which event would most likely be associated with the word sovereign? A) A couple's wedding ceremon. B) A soldier's medal ceremony. C) A student's commencement. D) A queen's coronation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A queen's coronation. 5. The "first Shout" (line 6) most probably refers to A) A cry made by the speaker. B) The robin's song. C) The dawn of a new day. D) The sprouting of a flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The robin's song. 6. Plashless A) Ripple, splash. B) No sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sound. 7. At what age did Emily Dickinson become increasingly reclusive? A) Twenty. B) Thirty. C) Forty. D) Fifty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thirty. 8. What is the attitude of Emily Dickinson toward society? A) She loves to break all the rules. B) She is a private person. C) She wishes for everyone to heal through nature. D) She is sad, but wants to be left alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a private person. 9. Euphemism for died? A) Gone down. B) Together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gone down. 10. When was the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poetry released? A) 1890. B) 1955. C) 1886. D) 1830. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1890. 11. How many stanzas are in "Because I could not stop for Death" ? A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 12. What year was Emily Dickinson born? A) 1900. B) 1830. C) 1776. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1830. 13. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-, " what do the details suggest most clearly about death? A) The company of loved ones makes death easier to bear. B) The rituals of death vary from one culture to another. C) Death may not happen as we expect it to occur. D) Death is a blessed release from life's cares. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death may not happen as we expect it to occur. 14. Part B:Identify the line where the speaker's perspective begins to change. (RL.2.6 and RL.1.1) A) "Without a quicker blood, "' (Line 2). B) "By soldiers battered down, " (Line 6). C) "But I tug childish at my bars, " (Line 7). D) "Only to fail again!" (Line 8). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "But I tug childish at my bars, " (Line 7). 15. Emily's desire was ..... A) To publish her works, until she realised her father wouldn't have liked that. B) To be a great housewife. C) To conquer the world. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To publish her works, until she realised her father wouldn't have liked that. 16. In "Fame is a fickle food, " what food do the crows prefer to the crumbs left by fame? A) Farmer's corn. B) Tacos. C) Bread crumbs. D) Smoothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmer's corn. 17. What would the speaker do if "you were coming in the fall?" A) The speaker would toss life aside like a rind. B) The speaker would brush the summer by. C) The speaker would wind the months into balls. D) The speaker would count the centuries on his or her hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker would brush the summer by. 18. Emily Dickinson often questioned her own abilities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A person not in a military, police, or fire fighting force A) Duplicate. B) Withdraw. C) Conceal. D) Civilian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civilian. 20. Dickinson sometimes used this technique to make words that were similar in sound fit the specific rhyme scheme. A) Free verse. B) Exact rhyme. C) Alliteration. D) Slant rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slant rhyme. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 6Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 8Emily Dickinson Quiz 10Emily Dickinson Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books