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

2. 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 does not desire to be good.
(d) She doesn't want to please her parents.

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

4. What is the name of the cake?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a good description of Emily?

2. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?

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

4. How many Valentines did Emily receive in the flashback?

5. How does Emily describe the Bible?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How and when does Emily enjoy the circus?

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

6. What does Emily find amusing about her upcoming school year during the flashback?

7. What relationship did Emily have with Professor Higginson?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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