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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. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term impenitent?
(a) Remorseful.
(b) Shameful.
(c) Unsurprised.
(d) Unrepentant.

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

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

4. What title did Emily hope to be crowned when she would be 17?
(a) Belle of Amherst.
(b) Most Popular.
(c) Poet of the Year.
(d) Queen of the Ball.

5. What does Emily say has happened to the notes she has sent to her neighbors?
(a) They have become collector's items in the village.
(b) They have been returned to her.
(c) They have been published in magazines.
(d) They have been sold to others.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily treat words?

2. How does Emily describe her relationships?

3. What does Emily worry about in regards to her brother Austin?

4. How did Austin and his father act when they were separate?

5. What does Emily believe her father's gift to Austin was described to do?

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