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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. 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) She believes her father couldn't handle more than one child away at one time.
(c) Austin earned better grades than Emily ever earned.
(d) Her father couldn't afford to pay for two children to go to school.

2. Which neighbor does Emily find intimidating?
(a) Lavinia.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Edward.

3. What does Emily say has happened to the notes she has sent to her neighbors?
(a) They have been sold to others.
(b) They have been published in magazines.
(c) They have become collector's items in the village.
(d) They have been returned to her.

4. Who was Mary Lyon?
(a) Emily's aunt.
(b) The woman Emily's brother dated.
(c) The woman who ran Emily's school.
(d) The woman Emily's father married.

5. What does Emily say that she must always do as a poet?
(a) Choose the best words.
(b) Respect the reader.
(c) Understand the needs of others.
(d) Have patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily prefer to introduce herself?

2. What gift does Austin's father give him?

3. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?

4. Which of the following is something that Emily does sometimes which surprises her neighbors?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What two emotions did Emily feel about Professor Higginson's visit and what caused her fear?

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

3. How do Emily's and Lavinia's views of autumn in New England differ?

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

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

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

7. What does Emily feel her published poems will bring?

8. What does Emily indicate is the highest form of art?

9. What relationship did Emily have with Professor Higginson?

10. About what does reading the story about the train accident remind Emily?

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