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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. 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) Her father couldn't afford to pay for two children to go to school.
(c) Austin earned better grades than Emily ever earned.
(d) Men were supposed to go to school, while girls were not.

2. What gift does Austin's father give him?
(a) A business.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A wife.
(d) A house.

3. What is unique about the cake?
(a) It is a no bake recipe.
(b) It is from her own special recipe.
(c) It is not edible.
(d) It is shaped like a diamond.

4. What does Emily believe it is her business to do?
(a) Show.
(b) Desire.
(c) Love.
(d) Wait.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Emily's father hold?

2. What does Emily say phosphorescence gives poetry?

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

4. Why does Emily believe she did not return to Mount Holyoke after her first year?

5. Which of the following animals did Emily say Mary Lyon was like?

(see the answer key)

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