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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. Why does Emily believe she did not return to Mount Holyoke after her first year?
(a) She wore out her welcome.
(b) She cause fights among the other girls.
(c) She was too mean to Miss Lyon.
(d) She refused to be Christian.

2. How does Emily characterize the relationship between Austin and their father?
(a) Tight.
(b) Strange.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Energetic.

3. What is Emily waiting for at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her father's return to the house.
(b) Professor Higginson's arrival.
(c) Her first published poem.
(d) Her brother's wife to have her baby.

4. How does Vinnie react?
(a) She screams.
(b) She makes the man leave.
(c) She faints.
(d) She hits Emily.

5. About what does Emily think will be some of the first things she will ask the professor?
(a) She will ask him how to improve her writing.
(b) She will ask him about his own writing.
(c) She will ask him which story will be published.
(d) She will ask him about his wife .

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emily's rye and Indian bread win?

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

3. When the time shifts to the garden, who comes to the house Emily?

4. Why did Emily say she was happy not to return to Mount Holyoke?

5. What did Austin going to school have to do with Emily staying home?

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