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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the girls wasn't Mary Lyon able to convert?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

2. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?
(a) Phosphorescence.
(b) Genius.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Superfluous.

3. What did Emily always do when it was time for Austin to leave?
(a) Look out the window as he left.
(b) Hide his suitcase so that he could not leave.
(c) Go outside and watch him ride off.
(d) Hide in her room until she could no longer hear him.

4. Why does Emily believe she did not return to Mount Holyoke after her first year?
(a) She wore out her welcome.
(b) She was too mean to Miss Lyon.
(c) She cause fights among the other girls.
(d) She refused to be Christian.

5. 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 she has a physical reaction to it.
(d) When others understand it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Emily's father hold?

2. What were the girls who weren't hopeful told to bring with them?

3. What does Emily say has happened to the path?

4. How did Austin and his father act when they were together?

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

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