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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. What is Emily carrying as she enters the stage for the first time?
(a) Teapot.
(b) Book of poems.
(c) Pen and paper.
(d) A doll.

2. Emily feels that loving the way she does is what?
(a) Dangerous and unnatural.
(b) Upsetting and depressing.
(c) Surprising and energizing.
(d) Natural and freeing.

3. How many classifications did Mary Lyon have for her students?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. How did Austin and his father act when they were separate?
(a) As if the other did not exist.
(b) They would refuse to talk to each other.
(c) As devoted friends.
(d) They would fight.

5. What had Emily done that has stumped her neighbors?
(a) She hasn't shared any of her writing in years.
(b) She hasn't talked to her father in years.
(c) She has refused to talk to anyone in years.
(d) She hasn't left the house for years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emily believe would happen if Austin did not turn around to see her as he was leaving in the coach?

2. When people react to Emily's love, what does this cause her to do?

3. What is Emily waiting for at the beginning of Act 2?

4. What does Professor HIgginson say about Emily's poetry?

5. How many Valentines did Emily receive in the flashback?

(see the answer key)

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