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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 does Emily say that she must always do as a poet?
(a) Choose the best words.
(b) Have patience.
(c) Respect the reader.
(d) Understand the needs of others.

2. What does Emily say is her entire life?
(a) Her family.
(b) Amherst.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Words.

3. How does Emily describe the Bible?
(a) As an arid book.
(b) A book with no merry sections.
(c) A book that is never wise.
(d) As a book of lies.

4. Which of the following is a good description of Emily?
(a) Delicate.
(b) Obese.
(c) Abrupt.
(d) Reserved.

5. Why did Emily say she was happy not to return to Mount Holyoke?
(a) She did not like Miss Lyon.
(b) Her sister was going to another school.
(c) It was a scary place to be.
(d) Her father wanted her home anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Emily get her middle name?

2. What does Emily say has happened to the path?

3. What gift does Austin's father give him?

4. What does Emily do all of in her home?

5. How many classifications did Mary Lyon have for her students?

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