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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. Why did Emily say she was happy not to return to Mount Holyoke?
(a) Her father wanted her home anyway.
(b) Her sister was going to another school.
(c) It was a scary place to be.
(d) She did not like Miss Lyon.

2. What realization does Emily come to about how the professor feels about her writing?
(a) She comes to understand that he doesn't think she's good enough.
(b) She comes to understnad that he needs to be convinced.
(c) She comes to understand that he is holding back.
(d) She comes to understand that he needs encouragment.

3. What happened to Emily when her father would say "I say unto you?"
(a) She would faint.
(b) She would take a deep breath.
(c) She would get chills.
(d) She would light a candle.

4. What does Emily believe her business is to do?
(a) Publish poetry.
(b) Understand the world around her.
(c) Live with her family.
(d) Make poetry.

5. Which of the following best describes Emily's childhood?
(a) Cut short.
(b) Bizarre.
(c) Normal.
(d) Abusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Emily going when she left her father for the first time?

2. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?

3. How does Emily feel about the professor's reaction?

4. How does Emily feel about the boy that ran away from Amherst?

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

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