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

2. How does Emily treat words?
(a) As if they hold the key to life.
(b) As if they are their own entities.
(c) As if they do not speak to everyone.
(d) As if they are mysterious.

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

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

5. How old is Emily when she argues with Austin over Valentines?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Emily hope to be crowned when she would be 17?

2. How does Emily describe the Bible?

3. How does Emily describe her father's gift to Austin?

4. Which of the following was not one of Mary Lyon's classifications for students?

5. Who does Emily say knows her better than anyone else?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Emily describe the house and her garden?

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

4. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Vinnie feel about Emily and how does this relate to how Emily's father feels about her?

10. What distracts Emily that causes the mood of the play to change after the incident with Mr. Crowell?

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