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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. Which of the following is a good description of Emily?
(a) Abrupt.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Delicate.
(d) Obese.

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

3. What did Austin going to school have to do with Emily staying home?
(a) Men were supposed to go to school, while girls were not.
(b) Her father couldn't afford to pay for two children to go to school.
(c) Austin earned better grades than Emily ever earned.
(d) She believes her father couldn't handle more than one child away at one time.

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

5. What does Emily believe it is her business to do?
(a) Wait.
(b) Love.
(c) Desire.
(d) Show.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Emily when she argues with Austin over Valentines?

2. How does Emily feel about the fact that she confounds her neighbors?

3. What does Emily worry about in regards to her brother Austin?

4. Why did Emily say she was happy not to return to Mount Holyoke?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Lavinia do that her father disapproved of and what did he tell her to do?

2. What relationship did Emily have with Professor Higginson?

3. What was exciting to Emily about an article she read in The Atlantic Monthly?

4. What does Emily do when she meets with Mr. Billings and how does he respond?

5. How does Emily describe her relationship with Vinnie and how does Vinnie take care of Emily?

6. During Emily's flashback to her teenage years, what does Mr. Crowell ask the class to do and how does Emily respond?

7. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

8. How does Emily say her mother felt about her?

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

10. What would Emily's father do that would floor Emily?

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