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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the girls who weren't hopeful told to bring with them?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) School books.
(d) Bible.

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

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

4. How did Austin and his father act when they were together?
(a) As if they were best friends.
(b) They would refuse to talk to each other.
(c) They would fight.
(d) As if the other did not exist.

5. What gift does Austin's father give him?
(a) A house.
(b) A business.
(c) A wife.
(d) A briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Emily understand about Vinnie?

2. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?

3. What does Emily ask from the audience?

4. About how old was Emily when Austin finished law school?

5. Which of the following doesn't Emily say about herself?

(see the answer key)

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