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Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst.

Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white - a habit that added to her reputation as an eccentric.

In their determination to read Dickinson's life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life - her struggle to create a female life not yet imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luce’s 1976 play, The BeIle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the 1950's transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affairs but rather a part of a more general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self – sovereignty, carried on an argument with the Puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine, their stern patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of "true womanhood."

What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

A. To interpret Emily Dickinson’s eccentric behavior

B. To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson

C. To discuss Emily Dickinson's failed love affair

D. To describe the religious climate in Emily Dickinson's time

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Đáp án A

Dựa vào toàn bộ những thông tin được đề cập trong đoạn văn → mục đích chính của tác giả là để làm sáng tỏ hành vi lập dị của Emily Dickinson → chọn A

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Câu 2:

According to the passage, the period from 1858 to 1862 was for Emily Dickinson a period of great _______.

A. tragedy

B. sociability

C. productivity

D. frivolity

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Đáp án C

Dựa vào thông tin “Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst” → giai đoạn 1858 đến 1862 là giai đoạn làm việc năng suất nhất của Emily Dickinson

Câu 3:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson' s eccentricities?

A. Refusing to eat

B. Wearing only white

C. Avoiding visitors

D. Staying in her room

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Đáp án A

Dựa vào đoạn thứ 2 “Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white - a habit that added to her reputation as an eccentric” → các đáp án B, C, D đều được đề cập → chọn D

Câu 4:

According to the passage, biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally _______.

A. criticized most of her poems

B. ignored her innocence and emotional fragility

C. seen her life in romantic terms

D. blamed her parents for restricting her activities

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Đáp án C

Dựa vào câu “In their determination to read Dickinson's life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life…” → chọn C

Câu 5:

Why does the author mention William Luce's play The Belle of Amherst?

A. To give an example of the sentimentalized Emily Dickinson myth

B. To show how popular Emily Dickinson's poems have become

C. To show that Emily Dickinson was also an actress

D. To illustrate the theatrical quality of Emily Dickinson's poems

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Đáp án A

Dựa vào đoạn “Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luce’s 1976 play, The BeIle of Amherst” → tác giả đề cập đến vở kịch The Belle of Amherst để cho ví dụ về huyền thoại Emily Dickinson đa cảm.

Câu 6:

The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson's seclusion to _______.

A. physical illness

B. a failed love affair

C. religious fervor

D. her dislike of people

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Đáp án B

Dựa vào câu “Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affairs…” → có thể thấy tác giả ngụ ý rằng nhiều người cho rằng sự ẩn dật của Emily Dickinson là do một cuộc tình bị thất bại → chọn B

Câu 7:

The author suggests all of the following as reasons for Emily Dickinson's unusual behavior EXCEPT the _______.

A. struggle to create a new female identity

B. desire to develop her genius undisturbed

C. search for her own independence

D. attempt to draw attention to her poetry

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Đáp án D

Tất cả các đáp án A, B, C đều được đề cập trong đoạn văn là lí do cho những hành vi kỳ quặc của Emily Dickinson → chọn D (những lỗ lực để thu hút sự chú ý đến thơ ca của bà ấy)

Câu 8:

It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by _______.

A. strong Puritan beliefs

B. equality of men and women

C. the encouragement of nonconformity

D. the appreciation of poetic creativity

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Đáp án A

Dựa vào đoạn cuối “Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affairs … and their rigid notions of "true womanhood."” → Emily Dickinson sống trong một xã hội được đặc trưng bởi niềm tin Thanh Giáo mạnh mẽ.

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