3. What doesn't Emily understand about religion?
(a) Why everyone follows it.
(b) Why it takes so long.
(c) Why it has so many rituals.
(d) Why it is so grim.

4. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?
(a) To show her purity.
(b) To baffle the neighbors.
(c) It is her favorite color.
(d) It makes choosing clothes easier.

5. What does Emily say the neighbors gossip about her and Lavinia?
(a) That they are spinisters.
(b) That they do not appreciate their neighbors.
(c) That they never leave the house.
(d) That they are tremendously spoiled.

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

7. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Superfluous.
(c) Phosphorescence.
(d) Genius.

8. What title did Emily hope to be crowned when she would be 17?
(a) Queen of the Ball.
(b) Poet of the Year.
(c) Belle of Amherst.
(d) Most Popular.

9. How does Emily describe the Bible?
(a) A book that is never wise.
(b) A book with no merry sections.
(c) As a book of lies.
(d) As an arid book.

10. How many Valentines did Emily receive in the flashback?
(a) 0.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 20.

11. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term impenitent?
(a) Shameful.
(b) Unrepentant.
(c) Unsurprised.
(d) Remorseful.

12. How old was Emily when she left her father for the first time?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

13. How does Emily describe her father's gift to Austin?
(a) A surprising gift.
(b) A selfish gift.
(c) A cheap gift.
(d) A perfect gift.

14. Which of the following is how Emily describes the path between the two houses?
(a) Narrow enough to pass items across the windows.
(b) Barely wide enough to walk through.
(c) So close one could hear the happenings in the other house.
(d) Just wide enough for 2 lovers.

15. Where was Emily going when she left her father for the first time?
(a) Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
(b) Her aunt Mary's home.
(c) Amherst Academy.
(d) To visit with her brother at his school.