The Poetry of Emily Dickinson (11th grade)

Which sentence best states the central comparison in 'There is a solitude of space'?

• Compared with the solitude of a soul admitted to itself, the solitudes of space, sea, and death seem like society.

• Compared with the solitudes of space, sea, and death, living in society is a much more unpleasant form of solitude.

• Compared with the solitudes of space and sea, the solitude of death is more frightening.

• Compared with the solitude of death, the solitudes of space and sea seem like society.

Which statement best explains the situation in 'I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -'?

• The speaker describes the moment of death, but after the speaker has already died.

• The speaker is imagining what her death scene might be like.

• The speaker describes the moment of death through the eyes of a fly on the wall.

• The speaker is resting on her deathbed, surrounded by loved ones.

In 'I'm Nobody! Who are you?' what does the speaker compare to a frog?

• someone who is hiding from the world

• someone who enjoys being noticed

• someone who feels inferior to other people

• someone who disturbs the speaker's solitude

In 'They shut me up in Prose –,' what does the speaker compare to being shut up 'in Prose'?

• being a stray dog sent to the pound

• teaching a little bird to recite poetry

• telling a young girl to wish on a star

• being put into a closet as a little girl

What kind of person would most likely be guilty of treason?

• someone who betrays his or her country

• someone who backs down from a challenge

• someone who refuses to follow social norms

• someone who encourages others to break the law

Which event would most likely be associated with the word sovereign?

• a soldier's medal ceremony

• a couple's wedding ceremony

• a queen's coronation

• a student's commencement

Which of the following people is most clearly held in captivity?

• a prisoner

• a translator

• a fool

• a pilot

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In "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -," what do the details suggest most clearly about death?

• the company of loved ones makes death easier to bear.

• the rituals of death vary from one culture to another

• death may not happen as we expect it to occur

• death is a blessed release from life's care

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