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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 does Emily say that the residents of Amherst provide her?
(a) A need to keep herself inside the house.
(b) A source of inspiration for writing.
(c) The means to survive.
(d) Endless amusement.

2. How does Emily treat words?
(a) As if they hold the key to life.
(b) As if they are mysterious.
(c) As if they are their own entities.
(d) As if they do not speak to everyone.

3. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Notes.
(d) Poems.

4. Why does Emily say that she no longer uses her middle name?
(a) She has legally changed her name.
(b) She is a poet.
(c) She is afraid people will confuse her with her aunt.
(d) She does not like it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Emily's childhood?

2. Which of the following is something that Emily does sometimes which surprises her neighbors?

3. What had Emily done that has stumped her neighbors?

4. What does Emily say is her entire life?

5. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Emily refers to her father's sister?

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