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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. Between who was Gilbert planning on giving his admission prices?
(a) Emily and Vinnie.
(b) Mother and father.
(c) Brother and house.
(d) College and cat.

2. When did Emily and her mother become close?
(a) When she was a child.
(b) When Vinnnie moved out of the house.
(c) When her father died.
(d) When she had the stroke.

3. What does Emily say is her entire life?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Words.
(d) Her family.

4. What is Emily waiting for at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her brother's wife to have her baby.
(b) Her first published poem.
(c) Her father's return to the house.
(d) Professor Higginson's arrival.

5. What does Emily believe she was being when she wanted to be famous?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Egocentric.
(d) Gluttonous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Sue causes Emily to feel the way she does?

2. What does Emily believe happened to the poems she sent to Professor Higginson?

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

4. What did Emily believe would happen if Austin did not turn around to see her as he was leaving in the coach?

5. What does Emily tell Helen about being published?

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