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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 her neighbors do to try and get a look at her?
(a) Send invitations to her father.
(b) Bring gifts to her door.
(c) Invite themselves to dinner.
(d) Harass other members of her family.

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

3. What had Emily done that has stumped her neighbors?
(a) She hasn't shared any of her writing in years.
(b) She has refused to talk to anyone in years.
(c) She hasn't left the house for years.
(d) She hasn't talked to her father in years.

4. What is Emily's middle name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Libby.
(d) Henrietta.

5. Emily states that just because she is a poem doesn't mean what?
(a) That she will be a good poet.
(b) That writing poems comes easily to her.
(c) That she shouldn't write poetry.
(d) That poetry flows out of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Emily tell a poem?

2. What does Emily admit about all the things she does?

3. What does Emily say has happened to the notes she has sent to her neighbors?

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

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

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