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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Emily think that her father wanted her to stay home?
(a) To write her poems.
(b) He needed her to care for him.
(c) For her health.
(d) He was lonely.

2. What did Austin going to school have to do with Emily staying home?
(a) She believes her father couldn't handle more than one child away at one time.
(b) Austin earned better grades than Emily ever earned.
(c) Her father couldn't afford to pay for two children to go to school.
(d) Men were supposed to go to school, while girls were not.

3. What does Emily say has happened to the path?
(a) It is overgrown from disuse.
(b) It is full of her gardens.
(c) It was replaced by a fence.
(d) It is immaculately maintained.

4. What does Emily leave with the cakes she bakes for her neighbors?
(a) Pictures of herself.
(b) The recipes.
(c) Little notes.
(d) Codes.

5. How does Emily prefer to introduce herself?
(a) As a woman.
(b) As a resident of Amherst.
(c) By her family name.
(d) As a poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to all the girls who weren't hopeful?

2. To what does Emily tell Miss Lyon she is not attracted?

3. What doesn't Emily understand about religion?

4. Which of the following is how Emily describes the path between the two houses?

5. What does Emily say her neighbors do to try and get a look at her?

(see the answer key)

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