This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Then a silence suffuses the story, " Discuss what the speaker means in this line. A) The silence suffuses the story with a sense of relief at the loss of innocent people. B) The silence suffuses the story with a joyful tone at the celebration of innocent people. C) The silence suffuses the story with a mournful tone at the loss of innocent people. D) The silence suffuses the story with a comedic tone at the loss of innocent people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The silence suffuses the story with a mournful tone at the loss of innocent people. 2. One effect of "They're here though" (line 21) is to emphasize the speaker's feeling of A) Hopefulness. B) Contentment. C) Guilt. D) Powerlessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Powerlessness. 3. In "I heard a Fly buzz ..... when I died ..... , " idea about dying does Dickinson convey? A) The idea of a death that is revolting and unsettling. B) The idea of a death with no afterlife to follow it. C) The idea of a death without any sensation or emotion. D) The idea of a death that feels uneventful and undramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The idea of a death that feels uneventful and undramatic. 4. What is mentioned as Emily Dickinson's unique voice in her poetry? A) Melancholy. B) Lyrical intensity. C) Romanticism. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lyrical intensity. 5. Dickinson ..... all the time. A) Travelled. B) Visited her friends. C) Worked in her garden. D) Wrote poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrote poems. 6. To shoot out quickly in a stream; to show a burst of energy A) Keen. B) Duplicate. C) Spurt. D) Vast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spurt. 7. Yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me. The best paraphrase of that line is: A) Even when we went farther out, it didn't need anything. B) I didn't leave any crumbs after dinner. C) Even in the hardest times, it never asked anything from me. D) The author wants us to know that hope never asks anything in return. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even in the hardest times, it never asked anything from me. 8. When reading her poetry, we must A) Take into account just her intentions. B) Take into account the historical context in which she lived and her strategic use of language and literary devices (including punctuation and mistakes). C) Pay lots of attention to the symbolism of her words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take into account the historical context in which she lived and her strategic use of language and literary devices (including punctuation and mistakes). 9. Definition of solitude A) Imprisonment. B) Society. C) Being alone. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being alone. 10. Who would be held in captivity? A) A snowman. B) A soldier. C) A prisoner. D) A King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prisoner. 11. Hope is being compared to ..... A) A person's soul. B) Feathers. C) A bird. D) A gale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bird. 12. Which school did Emily Dickinson attend? A) Amherst Academy. B) Mount Holyoke Seminary. C) Harvard University. D) Yale University. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Holyoke Seminary. 13. Which of the following best identifies the theme of the poem? A) There is nothing more painful than losing someone you love. B) It is common to feel abandoned when you are left alone. C) A person's loss of self can feel as tragic as death. D) By allowing time for grieving, a person is more likely to recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person's loss of self can feel as tragic as death. 14. Dickinson uses a ..... to compare hope to a bird. A) Sibilance. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Why does the poet use repetition of the 'treading' to describe the mourners footsteps? A) To emphasise the amount of people at the funeral. B) Suggests that the speaker has a headache. C) I don't know. D) The feet will not stop pounding represent the turmoil the speaker is going through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The feet will not stop pounding represent the turmoil the speaker is going through. 16. What is the theme of "Fame ..... "? A) Don't eat corn or you will die. B) Don't put all your eggs in one basket. C) Fame is something craved yet destructive. D) Crows are evil birds who cannot be trusted by the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fame is something craved yet destructive. 17. What is the definition of undoing? A) GOOD LUCK. B) Tiny. C) Enter. D) Fastenating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fastenating. 18. Meaning of the word raw A) Something which is clear. B) Uncooked, natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncooked, natural. 19. To do, make happen, succeed in, cary through A) Conceal. B) Duplicate. C) Accomplish. D) Withdraw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accomplish. 20. Emily Dickinson was outgoing and social. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books