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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 the fact that she confounds her neighbors?
(a) She does not understand it.
(b) She is ashamed by it.
(c) She enjoys it.
(d) She dislikes it.

2. Where does Emily welcome the audience?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Her sister's home.
(c) The squire's home.
(d) No where.

3. What happened to Emily when her father would say "I say unto you?"
(a) She would light a candle.
(b) She would get chills.
(c) She would faint.
(d) She would take a deep breath.

4. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?
(a) She had several poems published anonymously.
(b) She moved to a new location anonymously.
(c) She had recipes published anonymously.
(d) She had her name changed anonymously.

5. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?
(a) To baffle the neighbors.
(b) To show her purity.
(c) It is her favorite color.
(d) It makes choosing clothes easier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily do to encourage her neighbors' curiosity?

2. Which group did Mary Lyon attempt to convert?

3. What is Emily carrying as she enters the stage for the first time?

4. Emily feels that loving the way she does is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Emily when she learned to tell time and what did the clock stopping mean to Emily?

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

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

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

5. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

6. How does Emily describe the orchard?

7. What relationship did Emily have with Professor Higginson?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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