A History Of Emily Dickinson's Life

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1. When was Emily Dickinson born? December 1, 1825 December 15, 1815 December 10, 1830 May 8, 1820

2. Emily did not really have any goals or anything that she wanted to achieve, however, she did have a mission. This was something personal that she wanted to do, but she did not expect it to ever happen. What was her mission in life? To be a famous poet She didn't have a mission To remain unknown Writing a letter to the world

3. Emily only had one brother. What was his first name? Michael Robert Austin Ben

4. Although she never married, how many men strongly influenced Emily's life? Zero Four One Two

5. What color were Emily's eyes? Answer: (One word (specific color that starts with the letter 'A'))

6. At what age did Emily seriously begin to write? Late teens Twenties Early teens Thirties

7. By 1858 how many poems had Emily apparently written? 35 52 50 67

8. In 1862 the total number of poems Emily had written jumped all the way up to how many? 120 210 350 356

9. How did Emily dress in the latter part of her life? Only in black Conservative Casual Only in white

10. Where did Emily hide her poetry? Under her bed In a locked box In her closet In a safe

11. In what year did Emily pass away? 1890 1895 1885 1886

12. After her death, who helped publish a portion of her poetry? Judge Otis P. Lord Benjamin F. Newton Thomas Wentworth Higginson Charles Wadsworth

13. In what year did Harvard University take complete control over all available manuscripts? 1934 1952 1949 1950

14. True or False : It was once said that Emily Dickinson wrote close to the bone, as Henry David Thoreau said he wished to live. True False

15. Overall, not considering the poems that may have been lost or destroyed, how many poems did she write? Answer: (over a thousand)