The Belle of Amherst | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Section 1

1. What is Emily carrying as she enters the stage for the first time?

Teapot.

2. Which of the following is a good description of Emily?

Delicate.

3. What does Emily offer to the audience?

Cake slices.

4. What is the name of the cake?

Black.

5. What is unique about the cake?

It is from her own special recipe.

6. Why does Emily indicate she might be frightened?

She is not used to strangers.

7. What does Emily ask from the audience?

Forgiveness.

8. How old is Emily?

53.

9. What is Emily's middle name?

Elizabeth.

10. Where does Emily welcome the audience?

Amherst.

11. From where did Emily get her middle name?

From her father's sister.

12. How does Emily describe her Aunt Libbie?

Formidable woman.

13. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Emily refers to her father's...
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