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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Emily's father indicate he wanted Emily to stay home?
(a) For the sake of the family.
(b) For her health.
(c) For his health.
(d) For her own beliefs.

2. What does Emily say has happened to the path?
(a) It was replaced by a fence.
(b) It is overgrown from disuse.
(c) It is immaculately maintained.
(d) It is full of her gardens.

3. What does Emily do to encourage her neighbors' curiosity?
(a) Peeks at the neighbors through their windows.
(b) Runs through the house.
(c) Sends her neighbors poems through the mail.
(d) Hides behind hats and veils.

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

5. What does Emily do all of in her home?
(a) Singing.
(b) Decorating.
(c) Baking.
(d) Reading.

6. Which group did Mary Lyon attempt to convert?
(a) Professed Christians.
(b) Converted Christians.
(c) Group without hope.
(d) Group with hope.

7. Why does Emily think that her father wanted her to stay home?
(a) He was lonely.
(b) He needed her to care for him.
(c) To write her poems.
(d) For her health.

8. Which of the following doesn't Emily say about herself?
(a) She refuses to apologize to Miss Lyon.
(b) She was persuaded to become a Christian.
(c) She doesn't want to please her parents.
(d) She does not desire to be good.

9. How does Emily characterize the relationship between Austin and their father?
(a) Tight.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Strange.
(d) Energetic.

10. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Emily refers to her father's sister?
(a) The only female who can take on the male relatives.
(b) The only male relative to become a female.
(c) The only male on the female side of the relatives.
(d) The only female relative who wished to become a male.

11. How does Emily feel about Sue?
(a) She is puzzled by her.
(b) She hates her.
(c) She has no feelings toward her.
(d) She loves her.

12. How does Emily feel about the fact that she confounds her neighbors?
(a) She does not understand it.
(b) She is ashamed by it.
(c) She enjoys it.
(d) She dislikes it.

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

14. What is Emily's middle name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Libby.
(d) Henrietta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When people react to Emily's love, what does this cause her to do?

2. What does Emily say has happened to the notes she has sent to her neighbors?

3. What does Emily say her neighbors do to try and get a look at her?

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

5. How does Emily describe the Bible?

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