'Returning' by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson

What was the speaker's feeling upon returning home?

• Joy

• Indifference

• Fear

• Excitement

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Why did the speaker hesitate to open the door?

• They were admiring the door

• They forgot the key

• Lest a stranger's face meet theirs

• Because of the silence

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What did the silence feel like to the speaker?

• A soft whisper

• A loud noise

• An ocean that rolled and broke against their ear

• A comforting blanket

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How did the speaker react to their own fear of the door?

• With indifference

• With tears

• With laughter

• With anger

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What action did the speaker take at the end of the poem?

• Called for help

• Opened the door bravely

• Knocked on the door

• Fled from the house

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How does the use of the words fumbled and trembling affect the tone of the poem?

• They indicate that the speaker did not care what she was doing

• They indicate that the speaker was nervous

• They indicate that the speaker was excited

• They indicate that the speaker was careful

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Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker is afraid of someone being home?

• "Was such still dwelling there?"

• "I scanned the windows near;"

• "Who danger and the dead had faced,"

• "Lest back the awful door should spring,"

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What is the meaning of the lines: "Stare vacant into the mine / And ask my business there?"

• The person answering the door may be frightened of the speaker.

• The person answering the door would wonder if the speaker was a servant.

• The person answering the door would invite the speaker inside for a welcome-home dinner.

• The person answering the door would gaze at the speaker and ask for the reason for the visit.

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How does the speaker's reference to time in line 1 contribute to development of the plot?

• by showing she wants to forget her past by closing the door and running away

• by showing she recalls a point when a stranger knocked on the door but ran before she could open the door

• by showing the speaker thinks first about the future while trying to forget the past

• by showing the speaker returns after being away for years and must decide whether she wants to confront her past

Which statement describes the theme of the poem?

• Facing fears can lead to pleasant memories.

• The speaker returned home after being away for a long time and was afraid of what she may find.

• Going back to revisit one's past is often a troubling experience.

• People who move away and then return will find strangers living in their house.

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