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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How can Emily tell a poem?
(a) When she has found the perfect words.
(b) When she can no longer stand to read it.
(c) When others understand it.
(d) When she has a physical reaction to it.

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

4. Which of the following best describes Emily's childhood?
(a) Abusive.
(b) Normal.
(c) Bizarre.
(d) Cut short.

5. What does Emily do to encourage her neighbors' curiosity?
(a) Peeks at the neighbors through their windows.
(b) Runs through the house.
(c) Sends her neighbors poems through the mail.
(d) Hides behind hats and veils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily leave with the cakes she bakes for her neighbors?

2. What is unique about the cake?

3. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?

4. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?

5. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?

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