Emily Dickinson Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. Emily Dickinson’s work is often grouped into how many themes?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

17. What role did Emily’s sister Lavinia play in her legacy?

1. Edited her letters
2. Published her poetry
3. Wrote a biography
4. Collected her artifacts

18. Emily Dickinson’s family belonged to which social class?

1. Wealthy
2. Middle class
3. Poor
4. Working class

19. What was the original format of Emily Dickinson’s poems?

1. Bound book
2. Handwritten manuscripts
3. Printed sheets
4. Oral recitation

20. Which nature element frequently appears in Dickinson’s work?

1. Bees
2. Oceans
3. Mountains
4. Deserts

21. What year were Emily Dickinson’s complete poems first published?

1. 1890
2. 1955
3. 1870
4. 1905

22. What is the tone of most of Dickinson’s poetry?

1. Hopeful
2. Reflective
3. Angry
4. Humorous

23. What is Emily Dickinson best known for?

1. Her novels
2. Her plays
3. Her poetry
4. Her essays

24. Which school did Emily Dickinson attend?

1. Amherst Academy
2. Mount Holyoke Seminary
3. Harvard University
4. Yale University

25. What role did Austin Dickinson, Emily’s brother, play in her life?

1. Publisher
2. Confidant
3. Financial supporter
4. Literary critic

26. Which famous poet influenced Emily Dickinson?

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. William Wordsworth
3. John Keats
4. Walt Whitman

27. Emily Dickinson referred to her poetry as her _______.

1. Treasure
2. Letters to the World
3. Secret
4. Obsession

28. How did Dickinson describe fame in her poetry?

1. Fleeting
2. A trap
3. Immortal
4. A buzz

29. What was Emily Dickinson’s attitude toward publication?

1. Eager
2. Ambivalent
3. Reluctant
4. Enthusiastic

30. Emily Dickinson’s poetry often juxtaposes life and _______.

1. War
2. Nature
3. Death
4. Faith