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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Emily tell Miss Lyon she is not attracted?
(a) The stories in the Bible
(b) A life of duty.
(c) The other girls who are Christians.
(d) The process of reading.

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

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

4. What does Emily ask from the audience?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Patience.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Forgiveness.

5. What does Emily says her friend Helen Jackson is?
(a) A poet beyond words.
(b) A wordsmith.
(c) A of words.
(d) A defender of facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Emily when her father would say "I say unto you?"

2. Who missed Austin the most while he was at school?

3. What does Emily believe it is her business to do?

4. What does Emily leave with the cakes she bakes for her neighbors?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Emily and some of the other girls at her school form and what was the first thing they were going to do?

2. How does Emily feel about Jennie after the death of her mother and what are Emily's views on death?

3. What information does Emily share about Vinne and his cat?

4. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

5. What is Emily's rationale for not wanting to cross out passages?

6. How long did Emily and Professor Higginson communicate and what happened to excite Emily?

7. How does Emily describe the orchard?

8. How does Emily describe the time her family, including her mother, all lived together?

9. Why does Emily get rid of all of her drafts?

10. How does Emily tell the audience that she and Lavinia spend their evenings?

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