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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 does not like it.
(d) She is afraid people will confuse her with her aunt.

3. What does Emily say has happened to the notes she has sent to her neighbors?
(a) They have been published in magazines.
(b) They have been sold to others.
(c) They have become collector's items in the village.
(d) They have been returned to her.

4. How many classifications did Mary Lyon have for her students?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What does Professor HIgginson say about Emily's poetry?
(a) Her poetry lacks depth and meaning.
(b) Her meter is spasmodic and uncontrolled.
(c) Her choice of topics is confusing and dated.
(d) Her writing is uninventive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily feel about the fact that she confounds her neighbors?

2. What does Emily reminisce about her father coming to?

3. What does Emily ask the professor when they finally meet?

4. When Emily tires of talking about the serious subject of her parents and death, what does she wish to be?

5. What happened to all the girls who weren't hopeful?

(see the answer key)

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