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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following doesn't Emily say about herself?

2. How old was Emily when she left her father for the first time?

3. How can Emily tell a poem?

4. What title did Emily hope to be crowned when she would be 17?

5. What does Emily do all of in her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily feel her published poems will bring?

2. What would Emily's father do that would floor Emily?

3. How does Emily feel about Jennie after the death of her mother and what are Emily's views on death?

4. What does Emily do that openly challenges Mr. Crowell's order?

5. About what does reading the story about the train accident remind Emily?

6. How does Emily describe the orchard?

7. What is Emily's rationale for not wanting to cross out passages?

8. What does Emily find amusing about her upcoming school year during the flashback?

9. How does Emily describe her relationship with Vinnie and how does Vinnie take care of Emily?

10. How do Emily's and Lavinia's views of autumn in New England differ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Emily often turn to when she faces troubling times? How do the other members of her family handle similar situations? Do you think these are effective methods? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Lavinia does not want Emily to ever move out of the house? Do you think living at home for her entire life was healthy for Emily? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the author of the play help the audience acclimate to Emily and her home? Do you feel this process is effective? Why or why not?

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