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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of sermons does Emily enjoy?
(a) Those that deal with fear.
(b) Those that deal with hope.
(c) Those that deal with humor.
(d) Those that deal with disbelief.

2. At what age did Emily believe she would be very popular?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 11.

3. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?
(a) She had recipes published anonymously.
(b) She had her name changed anonymously.
(c) She moved to a new location anonymously.
(d) She had several poems published anonymously.

4. What does Emily say her neighbors do to try and get a look at her?
(a) Invite themselves to dinner.
(b) Bring gifts to her door.
(c) Send invitations to her father.
(d) Harass other members of her family.

5. What does Emily worry about in regards to her brother Austin?
(a) She worries he is the target of her antics.
(b) She worries he will disown her.
(c) She worries he believes she is losing her mind.
(d) She worries she is causing him distress.

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

7. Who does Emily say knows her better than anyone else?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

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

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

10. To which of the following categories did Emily belong?
(a) Group with hope.
(b) Professed Christians.
(c) Converted Christians.
(d) Group without hope.

11. What did Emily believe would happen if Austin did not turn around to see her as he was leaving in the coach?
(a) He would not earn good grades.
(b) She would never see him again.
(c) She would have a bad semester.
(d) He would return home later than normal.

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

13. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?
(a) Poems.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Notes.
(d) Cakes.

14. Where does Emily welcome the audience?
(a) Amherst.
(b) The squire's home.
(c) No where.
(d) Her sister's home.

15. How does Emily prefer to introduce herself?
(a) As a resident of Amherst.
(b) By her family name.
(c) As a poet.
(d) As a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?

2. What does Emily say that the residents of Amherst provide her?

3. What does Emily say phosphorescence gives poetry?

4. What is Emily's middle name?

5. How many of the girls wasn't Mary Lyon able to convert?

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