Quiz  /  Emily Dickinson Quiz

  • 1. 
    How many of Dickinson’s 1,789 poems were published during her lifetime?

  • fewer than 10
  • most of them
  • none
  • about 50

  • 2. 
    Which American essayist did Dickinson carry out a lifelong correspondence with, after seeking his opinion about her poetry?

  • John Greenleaf Whittier
  • William Cullen Bryant
  • Henry Adams
  • Thomas Wentworth Higginson

  • 3. 
    Which of the following poets was NOT a significant influence on Emily Dickinson’s poetry?

  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • Robert Browning
  • John Keats
  • Walt Whitman

  • 4. 
    What kind of animal was Dickinson’s beloved pet Carlo?

  • goat
  • parrot
  • cat
  • dog

  • 5. 
    What was Emily’s younger sister’s name?

  • Matilda
  • Lavinia
  • Ruth
  • Sarah

  • 6. 
    Fill in the blank: “Hope” is the thing with ________

  • Feathers
  • Elbows
  • Glasses
  • Hinges

  • 7. 
    Fact or Fiction: Emily Dickinson began writing poetry only late in her life.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 8. 
    Fill in the blank: I heard a Fly buzz—___________

  • Where I lay
  • When I died
  • After lunch
  • In my room
Report Question
warning
access_time
  Time