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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Emily's father died did her mother become ill?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

2. Who does want to publish Emily's work?
(a) Helen.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Sue.
(d) Professor Higginson.

3. What does Emily say the neighbors gossip about her and Lavinia?
(a) That they never leave the house.
(b) That they are tremendously spoiled.
(c) That they are spinisters.
(d) That they do not appreciate their neighbors.

4. What state does Emily indicate the house was in when her father was alive?
(a) Pandemonium.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Fear.

5. When the time shifts to the garden, who comes to the house Emily?
(a) Sue.
(b) Her father.
(c) A man.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a good description of Emily?

2. How many of the girls wasn't Mary Lyon able to convert?

3. How does Emily feel about the fact that she confounds her neighbors?

4. What does Emily believe in that she wishes could have been tested before her father?

5. How does Emily believe Vinnie feels about marriage?

(see the answer key)

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