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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Emily going when she left her father for the first time?
(a) Her aunt Mary's home.
(b) Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
(c) Amherst Academy.
(d) To visit with her brother at his school.

2. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?
(a) Phosphorescence.
(b) Superfluous.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Genius.

3. From where did Emily get her middle name?
(a) From her mother.
(b) From her father's best friend.
(c) From her father's sister.
(d) From her mother's sister.

4. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?
(a) She had her name changed anonymously.
(b) She had several poems published anonymously.
(c) She had recipes published anonymously.
(d) She moved to a new location anonymously.

5. What does Emily believe she was being when she wanted to be famous?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Gluttonous.
(d) Egocentric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emily feels that loving the way she does is what?

2. What realization does Emily come to about how the professor feels about her writing?

3. Why does Emily think that her father wanted her to stay home?

4. What happened to Emily when her father would say "I say unto you?"

5. How does Emily treat words?

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