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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. In what year did Emily leave her father for the first time?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1847.
(d) 1845.

2. What does Emily say that the residents of Amherst provide her?
(a) The means to survive.
(b) Endless amusement.
(c) A need to keep herself inside the house.
(d) A source of inspiration for writing.

3. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?
(a) Phosphorescence.
(b) Genius.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Superfluous.

4. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?
(a) To baffle the neighbors.
(b) To show her purity.
(c) It is her favorite color.
(d) It makes choosing clothes easier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emily indicate she might be frightened?

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

3. What does Emily ask from the audience?

4. How can Emily tell a poem?

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

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