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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 happened to all the girls who weren't hopeful?
(a) They were expelled from the school.
(b) They were made to go to church.
(c) They were invited to a meeting room.
(d) They were given extra classes.

2. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?
(a) Cakes.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Notes.
(d) Poems.

3. How does Emily treat words?
(a) As if they hold the key to life.
(b) As if they are mysterious.
(c) As if they do not speak to everyone.
(d) As if they are their own entities.

4. What doesn't Emily understand about Vinnie?
(a) Her self-righteousness.
(b) Her need to control Emily.
(c) Her screaming.
(d) Her inability to think things through.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Emily reveal the man's name?

2. How does Emily describe the Bible?

3. How does Emily prefer to introduce herself?

4. What title does Emily's father hold?

5. What does Emily says her friend Helen Jackson is?

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