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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. About what does Emily think will be some of the first things she will ask the professor?
(a) She will ask him about his wife .
(b) She will ask him how to improve her writing.
(c) She will ask him which story will be published.
(d) She will ask him about his own writing.

2. Where does Emily welcome the audience?
(a) Amherst.
(b) The squire's home.
(c) No where.
(d) Her sister's home.

3. Why does Emily bring flowers to her father's grave?
(a) She wants to show him respect.
(b) He always loved Emily's flowers.
(c) She needs to do something to keep him alive.
(d) He doesn't have any gardens.

4. Why did Vinnie become hysterical when the judge proposed to Emily?
(a) He wanted Vinnie to marry him too.
(b) He wanted Emily to move to another town.
(c) He was 18 years older than Emily.
(d) He Refused to let Emily see her family.

5. What does Emily imagine she will compliment Professor Higginson about?
(a) His looks.
(b) His own writing skills.
(c) His willingness to travel.
(d) His humor and wit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily take downstairs with her when she hears the professor's coach pull up?

2. What does this person waiting for Emily in the library want?

3. How does Emily describe her Aunt Libbie?

4. What does Emily believe happened to the poems she sent to Professor Higginson?

5. What realization does Emily come to about how the professor feels about her writing?

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