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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. What did Austin going to school have to do with Emily staying home?
(a) She believes her father couldn't handle more than one child away at one time.
(b) Her father couldn't afford to pay for two children to go to school.
(c) Austin earned better grades than Emily ever earned.
(d) Men were supposed to go to school, while girls were not.

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

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

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

5. In what year did Emily leave her father for the first time?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1847.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily say happens to other people because of the way she is in relationships?

2. To what does Emily tell Miss Lyon she is not attracted?

3. How many classifications did Mary Lyon have for her students?

4. What title does Emily's father hold?

5. Which of the following animals did Emily say Mary Lyon was like?

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