Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson was born, died, and buried in Amherst, Massachusetts.

• True

• False

Emily Dickinson had an older brother and a younger sister.

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• False

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Emily Dickinson was outgoing and social.

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• False

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Emily Dickinson was famous for the seven poems she wrote.

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• False

Emily Dickinson started wearing only white clothing.

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• False

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Emily Dickinson married and had three children.

• True

• False

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"I heard a fly buzz" is about _____.

• an annoying sound

• not witnessing God at death

• feelings about flies

• being visited by the soul of one's father

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In "I heard a fly buzz," the fly represents _____.

• annoyance with deathbed visitors

• windows being left open

• amazement at hearing well

• disappointment at not seeing God at death

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In "Because I could not stop for death," _____ represent stages of life.

• the carriage, the children at school, and the ground

• the children at school, the fields of grain, and the setting sun

• the Gossamer, gown, and Tulle

• the house, the roof, and the ground

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Who drives the carriage in "Because I could not stop for death"?

• Prince Charming

• the white knight

• her father

• Death

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